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weapon - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" |
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instrument the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"
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arms,
implements of war,
munition,
weaponry,
weapons system military supplies
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bow a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
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bow and arrow a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them
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brass knuckles,
brass knucks,
knuckles,
knuckle duster,
knucks a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
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fire ship a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships
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flamethrower a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards
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gun the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; "two runners started before the gun"; "a twenty gun salute"
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knife edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
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light arm a rifle or pistol
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missile a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
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pike any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere
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missile,
projectile a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
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slasher a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing
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sling bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck
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lance,
shaft,
spear a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
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stun baton,
stun gun a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock
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blade,
brand,
steel,
sword the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
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hatchet,
tomahawk a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood)
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w.m.d.,
weapon of mass destruction,
wmd a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
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greek fire a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted
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weapon - a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons" |
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persuasion,
suasion the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
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