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Meaning of 'weapon'
Meaning of 'weapon' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Weapon 
[ n.]
- An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something
to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying,
defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sword, etc. [ n.]- Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
- A thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished.
Meaning of 'weapon' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. weapon [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a means of persuading or arguing
- a means of persuading or arguing
Example in sentence:
- he used all his conversational weapons
Meaning (2):
- any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
- any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
Example in sentence:
- he was licensed to carry a weapon
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