Weapon

noun

/ˈwɛ.pən/

Word Frequency: 11.6

Definitions

1.nounAn instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.

"The club that is now mostly used for golf was once a common weapon."

2.nounAn instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another.

"Money is the main weapon of modern oligarchs."

3.nounA tool of any kind.

"Choose your weapon."

4.nounAn idiot, an oaf, a fool, a tool; a contemptible or incompetent person.

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