ARMING
Definition of ARMING
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To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
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To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
"The king armed his knights with swords and shields."
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To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.
"Remember to arm the alarm system before leaving for work."
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To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
"to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling"
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A piece of tallow or soap put in the cavity and over the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of the bottom of the sea.
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The act of supplying with arms and ammunition in preparation of a conflict
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(chiefly in the plural) One of the red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.
Source: Wiktionary
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