Weapon — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

a means of persuading or arguing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɛpən/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɛpən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɛpən/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɛpən/.

Examples

he was licensed to carry a weapon
he used all his conversational weapons

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

arm artillery weapon system

Parts of Speech

noun	any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting “he was licensed to carry a weapon”
noun	a means of persuading or arguing “he used all his conversational weapons”

Word Forms

weaponize	verb	make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon
arm	verb	supply with arms

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Waffe

jedes Instrument oder Instrument, das im Kampf oder bei der Jagd verwendet wird

🇫🇷French

arme

tout instrument ou instrument utilisé dans le combat ou la chasse

🇪🇸Spanish

arma

Cualquier instrumento o instrumento utilizado en la lucha o la caza.

🇮🇹Italian

arma

qualsiasi strumento o strumento utilizzato nel combattimento o nella caccia

🇳🇱Dutch

wapen

elk instrument of instrument dat wordt gebruikt bij vechten of jagen

🇵🇹Portuguese

arma

qualquer instrumento ou instrumento usado em luta ou caça

🇷🇺Russian

оружие

любой инструмент или приспособление, используемое в бою или охоте

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हथियार

लड़ाई या शिकार में इस्तेमाल किया जाने वाला कोई उपकरण या उपकरण

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্ত্র

যুদ্ধ বা শিকারে ব্যবহৃত কোনো যন্ত্র বা যন্ত্র

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆயுதம்

சண்டை அல்லது வேட்டையில் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் எந்த கருவி அல்லது கருவி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆయుధం

పోరాటం లేదా వేటలో ఉపయోగించే ఏదైనా పరికరం లేదా వాయిద్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

शस्त्र

लढाई किंवा शिकार करण्यासाठी वापरलेले कोणतेही साधन किंवा वाद्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

શસ્ત્ર

લડાઈ અથવા શિકારમાં વપરાતું કોઈપણ સાધન અથવા સાધન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಯುಧ

ಹೋರಾಟ ಅಥವಾ ಬೇಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ಉಪಕರಣ ಅಥವಾ ವಾದ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആയുധം

യുദ്ധത്തിനോ വേട്ടയാടുന്നതിനോ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും ഉപകരണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉപകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਥਿਆਰ

ਲੜਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਸਾਧਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਾਧਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہتھیار

لڑائی یا شکار میں استعمال ہونے والا کوئی بھی آلہ یا آلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

武器

用于战斗或狩猎的任何工具

🇯🇵Japanese

武器

戦闘または狩猟に使用されるあらゆる道具または手段

🇰🇷Korean

무기

싸움이나 사냥에 사용되는 모든 도구나 수단

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vũ khí

bất kỳ dụng cụ hoặc công cụ nào được sử dụng trong chiến đấu hoặc săn bắn

🇹🇭Thai

อาวุธ

เครื่องมือหรือเครื่องมือใด ๆ ที่ใช้ในการต่อสู้หรือการล่าสัตว์

🇮🇩Indonesian

senjata

instrumen atau perkakas apa pun yang digunakan dalam pertempuran atau berburu

🇵🇭Filipino

armas

anumang instrumento o instrumentalidad na ginagamit sa pakikipaglaban o pangangaso

🇲🇾Malay

senjata

sebarang alat atau alat yang digunakan dalam pertempuran atau perburuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سلاح

أي أداة أو وسيلة تستخدم في القتال أو الصيد

🇮🇷Persian

سلاح

هر ابزار یا وسیله ای که در جنگ یا شکار استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

silah

dövüşmede veya avlanmada kullanılan herhangi bir alet veya alet

🇮🇱Hebrew

נֶשֶׁק

כל מכשיר או מכשיר המשמשים בלחימה או בציד

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The primary meaning of 'weapon' is 'any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting'.

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In which domain is the word 'weapon' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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