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arm
Noun
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One of the upper limbs people have; arms start at the shoulder and go down to the wrist, sometimes the hand is included.
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A weapon.
arm
Verb
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To give or sell weapons to a person, group, or country.
Our taxes pay to arm the military.
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To get a tool or a weapon ready for action; to activate.
Remember to arm the alarm system.
primacy
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noun
the state of being first in importance
axe
Noun
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An axe is a tool made from a short blade on a long handle. Axes are often used to cut wood.
axe
Verb
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If you axe something, you chop it with an axe.
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If you axe something, you end or reduce it in a sudden or mean way.
The government announced its plans to axe public spending.
The broadcaster axed the series because far less people than expected watched it.
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If you axe someone, you fire a person from their job.
He got axed in the last round of firings.