weapon
An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
Other meanings
An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another.
“Money is the main weapon of modern oligarchs.”
The human genitals.
Related words
- beweapon
- nonweapon
- superweaponry
- hypersonic weapon
- weaponed
- weaponeer
- weaponization
- weaponize
- weaponless
- weaponlike
- weaponry
- weapon-salve
Word history
From Old English "wǣpn".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “weapon” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.