armed

armed

W3S3 [a:md US a:rmd] adj

1.) carrying weapons, especially a gun

≠ ↑unarmed

armed police

▪ The Minister was kidnapped by armed men on his way to the airport.

▪ The prisoners were kept under armed guard .

armed with

▪ The suspect is armed with a shotgun.

▪ She got ten years in prison for armed robbery (=stealing using a gun) .

▪ The President fears that armed conflict (=a war) is possible.

▪ There is very little support for an armed struggle (=fighting with weapons) against the government.

▪ a heavily armed battleship

▪ Many of the gangs are armed to the teeth (=carrying a lot of weapons) .

2.) having the knowledge, skills, or equipment you need to do something

armed with

▪ She came to the meeting armed with all the facts and figures to prove us wrong.

▪ I went out, armed with my binoculars, to see what I could find in the fields.