arming

Noun

arming noun

1. A piece of tallow or soap put in the cavity and over the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of the bottom of the sea.
2. The act of supplying with arms and ammunition in preparation of a conflict
3. (chiefly in the plural) One of the red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.

Verb

arming verb

1. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.

arming verb

1. To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.“The king armed his knights with swords and shields.”
2. To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.“Remember to arm the alarm system before leaving for work.”
3. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.“to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling”
4. To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.