TAKE UP ARMS

Meaning of TAKE UP ARMS in English

v. phr. , literary . To get ready to fight; fight or make war. The people were quick to take up arms to defend their freedom. The President called on people to take up arms against poverty.

Antonym: LAY DOWN ONE'S ARMS.

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TAKE UP ARMS — see arm
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKE UP ARMS — see arm
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TAKE UP ARMS — {v. phr.}, {literary}. To get ready to fight; fight or make war. * /The people were quick to take up …
Slang English vocab
TAKE UP ARMS — Begin war, commence hostilities.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
TAKE UP ARMS — {v. phr.}, {literary}. To get ready to fight; fight or make war. * /The people were quick to take up …
Словарь английских идиом
TAKE UP ARMS — get ready to fight or make war The citizens were not willing to take up arms to try and change …
English Idioms vocab
TAKE UP ARMS — взяться за оружие, "пойти на вы"
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAKE UP ARMS — взяться за оружие
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TAKE UP ARMS — взяться за оружие, "пойти на вы"
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TAKE UP ARMS — вооружиться, взяться за оружие, вооружаться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TAKE UP ARMS — вооружиться, взяться за оружие, вооружаться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TAKE UP ARMS — взяться за оружие, "пойти на вы"
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TAKE UP ARMS — взяться за оружие, "пойти на вы"
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TAKE UP ARMS — взяться за оружие
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TAKE UP ARMS — взяться за оружие
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
TAKE UP ARMS — взяться за оружие, "пойти на вы"
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ARMS — bukton
English-Visayan vocabulary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARMS — plural of arm present third singular of arm
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARMS — (n.) The legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot.
Английский словарь Webster
ARMS — (n.) The ensigns armorial of a family, consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as marks of …
Английский словарь Webster
ARMS — (n.) Anything which a man takes in his hand in anger, to strike or assault another with; an aggressive weapon.
Английский словарь Webster
ARMS — (n.) The deeds or exploits of war; military service or science.
Английский словарь Webster
ARMS — (n.) Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.
Английский словарь Webster
ARMS — ( n. ) The legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARMS — ( n. ) The ensigns armorial of a family, consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARMS — ( n. ) The deeds or exploits of war; military service or science.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARMS — ( n. ) Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARMS — ( n. ) Anything which a man takes in his hand in anger, to strike or assault another with; an …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARMS — n. weapons, firearms
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
ARMS — noun instruments or weapons of offense or defense. 2. arms ·noun the legs of a hawk from the thigh to …
Webster English vocab
ARMS — ■ plural noun 1》 weapons; armaments. 2》 distinctive emblems originally borne on shields in battle and now forming heraldic insignia. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ARMS — arms BrE AmE ɑːmz AmE \ ɑːrmz ▶ ˈ arms race BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARMS — / ɑːmz; NAmE ɑːrmz/ noun [ pl. ] 1. ( formal ) weapons, especially as used by the army, navy, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAKE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ARMS — [plural] [noun] - See at arm (PROVIDE WEAPONS)
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ARMS — Synonyms and related words : achievement, alerion, animal charge, annulet, argent, armorial bearings, armory, art of war, azure, bandeau, bar, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ARMS — n. pl. 1. Weapons, means of offence and defence, armor, harness, accoutrements, array, panoply, mail, martial array. 2. War, warlike …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ARMS — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
ARMS — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ nuclear ▪ small ▪ fighters using small ~ and home-made grenades VERB + ARMS ▪ bear , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
TAKE — INDEX: to take somebody or something from one place to another 1. to take someone or something from one place …
Longman Activator English vocab
ARMS — See ↑ WEAPON 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be up in arms • ↑ lay down arms • ↑ put your …
Longman Activator English vocab

American Idioms English vocabulary

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