weapon
An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.gAn instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
» The soldiers were equipped with weapons.
Die Soldaten waren mit Waffen ausgestattet.
Die Soldaten wurden mit Waffen ausgestattet.
Die Soldaten wurden bewaffnet.
Солдати були озброєні.
Meaning
6 sensesAn 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.
Waffe
ору́жиеorúžije
збро́яzbrója, ору́жжяorúžžja
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another.
Money is the main weapon of modern oligarchs.
ору́жиеorúžije
(humorous, informal)A tool of any kind.
Choose your weapon.
(Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang)An idiot, an oaf, a fool, a tool; a contemptible or incompetent person.
(Australia, slang)A very skilled, competent, or capable person or thing worthy of awe.
(rare, slang)The human genitals.
Examples
719 sentencesThe soldiers were equipped with weapons.
Солдати були озброєні. — deniko
deDie Soldaten waren mit Waffen ausgestattet. — Aldain
Tom says he has a secret weapon.
Том каже, що має секретну зброю. — miketheknight
ruТом говорит, что у него есть секретное оружие. — marafon
deTom sagt, er habe eine Geheimwaffe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
All of us would like to get rid of nuclear weapons.
Усі ми хотіли б позбутися ядерної зброї. — aandrusiak
ruВсе мы хотели бы избавиться от ядерного оружия. — paul_lingvo
Does your country have nuclear weapons?
А у вашої країни є ядерна зброя? — aandrusiak
ruУ вашей страны есть ядерное оружие? — marafon
deHat dein Land Atomwaffen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Eggs can be used as weapons.
Яйця можна використати як зброю. — deniko
ruЯйца можно использовать и как оружие. — sharptoothed
deEier können als Waffen verwendet werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English wepen, from Old English wǣpn, from Proto-West Germanic *wāpn, from ProFrom Middle English wepen, from Old English wǣpn, from Proto-West Germanic *wāpn, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną (“weapon”), of unknown origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wēbnom.
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Forms
plural: weaponsSynonyms
30 synonyms- any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting:armweapon system
- a means of persuading or arguing:artillery
Word family
41 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- the murder weapon
- murder weapon
- kind of weapon
- have a weapon
- nuclear weapons
- a secret weapon
- secret weapon
- carrying a weapon
- as a weapon
- weapons were found
- no weapons were
- any weapons