weapon

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English

Etymology

From Middle English wepen, from Old English wǣpn, from Proto-West Germanic *wāpn, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną (“weapon”), of unknown origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wēbnom. Cognate with Scots wapyn, wappen (“weapon”), West Frisian wapen (“weapon”), Dutch wapen (“weapon; coat of arms”), Low German wapen (“weapon”), German Waffe (“weapon”) and Wappen (“coat of arms”), Danish våben (“weapon; coat of arms”) Swedish vapen (“weapon; coat of arms”), Norwegian Bokmål våpen (“weapon”), Icelandic vopn (“weapon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛp.ən/
• Hyphenation: weap‧on
  • Rhymes: -ɛpən
• (obsolete) IPA^(key): /ˈwiːp.ən/

Noun

weapon (plural weapons)

1. An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords; arm.

   Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:weapon
2. An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another.
3. (informal, humorous) A tool of any kind.

4. (UK, Ireland, slang, derogatory) An idiot, an oaf, a fool, a tool; a contemptible or incompetent person.

   Synonyms: moron, arse

5. (Australia, slang) A very skilled, competent, or capable person or thing worthy of awe.

   Synonyms: legend, champion, unit
6. (rare, slang) The human genital organ.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:genitalia

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Verb

weapon (third-person singular simple present weapons, present participle weaponing, simple past and past participle weaponed)

1. (transitive) To equip with a weapon; to arm.

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See also

weapon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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