ARMS


Meaning of ARMS in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ nuclear

▪ small

fighters using small ~ and home-made grenades

VERB + ARMS

▪ bear , carry

The right to bear ~ is enshrined in the Constitution.

▪ call sb to ( formal )

He called his comrades to ~ (= urged them to fight) .

▪ take up ( formal )

The people took up ~ to defend their country.

▪ lay down ( formal )

They called on the rebels to lay down their ~ and surrender.

▪ supply

He was accused of supplying ~ to terrorists

ARMS + NOUN

▪ build-up , race

The country's economic growth could fuel an ~ build-up.

▪ control , embargo

▪ reduction

▪ agreement , treaty

▪ exports , shipment

▪ deal , industry , sales , trade

▪ dealer , merchant

▪ manufacturer

▪ inspection

▪ inspector

PREPOSITION

▪ under ~ ( formal )

There were more than a million men under ~ during the American Civil War.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .