You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for July 10.

Piña Colada Day

Today’s word is arm, spelled a-r-m.

arm /ɑːm $ ɑːrm/ ●●● noun [countable]

arms

[plural] weapons used for fighting wars

Sales of arms to the Middle East have dramatically increased.

The government is cutting arms expenditure.

take up arms (against somebody) (=get weapons and fight)

Boys as young as 13 are taking up arms to defend the city.

A Farewell to Arms

armed forces

arm verb [transitive]

to provide weapons for yourself, an army, a country etc in order to prepare for a fight or a war

The two countries have been arming themselves for years, but now they have agreed to disarm.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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