armed

Definition

  • adjective: involving the use of weapons
  • adjective: furnished with weapons
  • often + 'with'
  • synonyms: equipped, panoplied, forearmed

Examples

  • He's serving eight years for 'armed robbery'. [=robbery while carrying a gun or other weapon]

  • We went into the forest 'armed with' food, extra clothes, and lots of bug spray.

  • a group of 'heavily armed' men [=men who are carrying many dangerous weapons]

Movie quotes

  • (..) When I flush that son of a bitch, you nail him. I got a score to settle. We've both got scores to settle. Come on. Quickly. Hurry up. Don't. Leave it. It didn't kill you because you weren't armed. No sport. Mac. Any time. Let's go. Billy. (..)
    1987 Predator