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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.
- 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]
Meaning (1):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • he was licensed to carry a weapon

Nearby Words:

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