Definition
armed: equipped, carrying weapons, with a gun
armed robbery a robbery or theft committed by people carrying weapons (guns, knives, etc.)
unarmed: not carrying weapons
The robbers were unarmed. They had no weapons with them.
- "I hope you've all come armed with some ideas!"
- "Animal Rights Activists Up In Arms as Armed Man Shoots Unarmed Bear"
- "When you finish your message with a polite "Tanks", I want nothing more than to take you in my arms and explain to you that a "tank" is in fact a machine of war, a heavily armored combat vehicle armed with a cannon!"
- "You will come alone, unarmed... and dinner is on you."
- "Animal Rights Activists Up In Arms as Armed Man Shoots Unarmed Bear"
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