- involving the use of weapons
- an armed robbery
- an international armed conflict (= a war)
- Guerrillas have pledged to intensify the armed struggle against the new government.
- carrying a weapon, especially a gun
- The man is armed and dangerous.
- armed guards/police
- Police were heavily armed.
- armed with a gun, etc. He was armed with a rifle.
- He chased an armed robber away from his store.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- heavily
- well
- lightly
- …
- with
- armed (with something) knowing something or carrying something that you need in order to help you to perform a task
- He was armed with all the facts.
- I sat down by the lake armed with a pair of binoculars.
Idioms
See armed in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee armed in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englisharmed to the teeth
- having many weapons
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