arms
noun
ADJ. nuclear | small fighters using small arms and home-made grenades
VERB + ARMS bear, carry The right to bear arms is enshrined in the constitution.| call sb to (formal) He called his comrades to arms(= urged them to fight).| take up (formal) The people took up arms to defend their country.| lay down (formal) The government called on them to lay down their arms and surrender.| supply He was accused of supplying arms to terrorists
ARMS + NOUN race | control, embargo | deal, industry, sales, trade
PREP. under ~ (formal) There were more than a million men under arms during the American Civil War.
