arming

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Synonyms: farming, aiming, harming, armring, warming, armin, arcing, aming, armine, barming, aring

Antonyms: farming, aiming, harming, armring, warming, armin, arcing, aming, armine, barming, aring

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|arm||ing-form}}

Noun

1. The act of supplying (oneself or others) with [[armor]] and (now especially) [[arms]] and [[ammunition]] in preparation for a conflict; the act of providing with the means of defense and attack.
2. The act of supplying with the [[equipment]], [[knowledge]], [[authority]]{{,}} or other [[tool]]s needed for a particular task.
3. The act of preparing a tool or a weapon for action; activation.
4. {{lb|en|nautical}} A piece of [[tallow]] or [[soap]] put in the [[cavity]] and over the bottom of a [[sounding]] [[lead]] to pick up samples of the bottom of the sea.
5. {{lb|en|nautical|chiefly|in the plural}} One of the red dress cloths formerly hung [[fore]] and [[aft]] outside of a ship's upper works on [[holiday]]s, or used as a visual screen during times of action.

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