arms
/ɑːmz/noun
उच्चारण आर्म्ज़
हथियार, शस्त्र, अस्त्र-शस्त्र
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as idiom
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[plural]
weapons, especially as used by the army or navy
हथियार, शस्त्र, अस्त्र-शस्त्र
- The police seized a large quantity of arms and explosives.
- the arms trade
- arms control talks
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- The country spends heavily on arms.
- Soldiers laid down their arms after the peace treaty.
- An embargo was placed on the sale of arms to the region.
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[plural]
a coat of arms
कुल-चिह्न, राजचिह्न
- the royal arms
- The national emblem and the state arms are printed on every official letter.
- The school's arms show a book and a lamp.
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- The arms of the city appear on the old gate.
- A knight carried a shield painted with his family's arms.
Synonyms coat of arms crest insignia
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
arms (plural noun)
In the sense of weapons, arms is plural and takes a plural verb; it is not used in the singular.
हथियार के अर्थ में 'arms' बहुवचन है और बहुवचन verb लेता है; एकवचन में इसका प्रयोग नहीं होता।
- Arms are being smuggled across the border.
- The factory makes small arms for the army.
arms + noun (race / control / dealer)
Arms combines with nouns to speak of weapons policy and trade: arms race, arms control, arms dealer, arms embargo.
'Arms' अन्य nouns के साथ हथियार-नीति और व्यापार बताता है: arms race, arms control, arms dealer, arms embargo।
- Many countries signed the arms control treaty.
coat of arms
A coat of arms is the badge of a family, city or institution.
'Coat of arms' किसी परिवार, शहर या संस्था का प्रतीक चिह्न है।
- The university's coat of arms shows a lamp and a book.
up in arms / take up arms / lay down arms
These idioms keep arms in the plural: protesting strongly, starting to fight, and surrendering.
इन मुहावरों में 'arms' बहुवचन में रहता है: कड़ा विरोध करना, युद्ध छेड़ना और हथियार डालना।
- The villagers were up in arms over the new tax.
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adjective + arms
smallnuclearillegalmodernheavy
- Police seized a large cache of illegal arms.
verb + arms
bearcarrysupplybansmuggle
- The treaty bans the sale of arms to the region.
arms + noun
racedealerfactorycontrolembargo
- The arms factory employs thousands of workers.
arms + preposition
call to armsmen under armsbrothers in armsup in arms
- The young soldiers were men under arms.
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- The government has banned the sale of arms without a licence.
सरकार ने बिना लाइसेंस हथियार बेचने पर रोक लगा दी है।
- The citizens were up in arms against the garbage dump.
नागरिक कूड़ा-घर के विरुद्ध उग्र रूप से विरोध में खड़े थे।
- The country spends a large part of its budget on arms.
देश अपने बजट का बड़ा भाग हथियारों पर खर्च करता है।
- The flag carries the national coat of arms.
झंडे पर राष्ट्रीय प्रतीक चिह्न बना है।
- After the war, the rebels laid down their arms.
युद्ध के बाद विद्रोहियों ने हथियार डाल दिए।
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✗ The police seized an arms from the house.
✓ The police seized arms from the house.
Arms (weapons) is plural and cannot take an.
'Arms' (हथियार) बहुवचन है और 'an' नहीं लेता।
✗ He took up arm against the king.
✓ He took up arms against the king.
In this idiom, arms is always plural.
इस मुहावरे में 'arms' सदा बहुवचन रहता है।
✗ The arms of the army was very modern.
✓ The arms of the army were very modern.
Arms (weapons) takes a plural verb.
'Arms' (हथियार) बहुवचन verb लेता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Arms and weapons overlap, but arms is more official and plural.
Arms और weapons आपस में मिलते हैं, पर 'arms' अधिक आधिकारिक और बहुवचन है।
Weapons used by the army or police, in official language.
सेना या पुलिस के हथियार, आधिकारिक भाषा में।
- An arms dealer.
Any object used to fight or harm; can be singular.
लड़ने या हानि पहुँचाने की कोई भी वस्तु; एकवचन हो सकता है।
- A knife is a weapon.
¶Idioms 4
take up arms (against sb)
to prepare to fight
हथियार उठाना
- The villagers took up arms against the invaders.
up in arms (about/over sth)
very angry about something and protesting strongly
(किसी बात पर) भड़के हुए, विरोध पर उतारू
- Residents are up in arms about the new toll tax.
- Teachers were up in arms over the change in syllabus.
- Residents are up in arms over the new toll tax.
lay down your arms
to stop fighting
हथियार डालना
- The rebels agreed to lay down their arms.
under arms
(of soldiers) having weapons and ready to fight
हथियारबंद, युद्ध के लिए तैयार
- Thousands of soldiers were under arms along the border.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
'up in arms' means very angry and protesting, not literally holding weapons.
'up in arms' का अर्थ है बहुत नाराज़ होकर विरोध करना, सच में हथियार उठाना नहीं।