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1. | An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sword, etc. | |||||||
2. | Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; | |||||||
3. | (Bot.) A thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished.
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Noun | 1. | weapon - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" Synonyms: weapon system, arm |
2. | weapon - a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons" Synonyms: artillery |