Synonyms and antonyms of Supplying and using weapons and explosives in American Thesaurus

arm (verb)

to provide yourself or other people with weapons

armament (noun)

the process of providing the members of the military with weapons to fight in a war

armed (adjective)

carrying a weapon, especially a gun

armorer (noun)

a person or organization that makes or supplies weapons

brandish (verb)

to wave a weapon or other object around in your hand so that other people can see it

defuse (verb)

to stop a bomb from exploding by removing its fuse

deploy (verb)

if a government or army deploys soldiers or weapons, it uses them

detonation (noun)

the act of making something such as a bomb explode

draw (verb)

to pull out a gun, sword, or other weapon so that it is ready to use

duel (verb)

to fight using guns or swords

explosion (noun)

the process by which something is made to explode

go off ()

to explode, or to be fired

heavily armed ()

carrying a lot of weapons

let off ()

to make something such as a bomb explode

level at ()

to point a weapon at someone

loose (verb)

formal or literary to fire something such as a bullet, missile, or arrow

plant (verb)

if someone plants a bomb, they hide it where they want it to explode

present arms ()

if soldiers are ordered to present arms, they hold their weapons upright in front of them in order to show respect for someone important who is going past them

prime (verb)

to get a weapon or bomb ready to fire or explode

rearm (verb)

to supply someone with new weapons, or to be supplied with them, especially as a preparation for war

set off ()

to make something explode

sheathe (verb)

literary to put a weapon such as a sword into a sheath

shoot (verb)

used about other weapons that fire things, for example a bow and arrow

spark (verb)

to start a fire or explosion

trigger-happy (adjective)

likely to use weapons or start an attack, especially when it is not necessary

unarmed (adjective)

not carrying a weapon

weaponise ()

a British spelling of weaponize

weaponize (verb)

to make a substance ready to use as a weapon