(a) To provide (sb.) with arms, equip (an army, a soldier, etc.) with defenses, weaponry, etc.; ppl. wepened, armed (b) refl. to arm oneself, prepare oneself for combat; (c) fig. to provide (sb.,……

(a) An instrument employed either offensively or defensively in combat, a device designed to injure or kill an opponent in a fight, a weapon [sometimes difficult to distinguish from (b) and vice……