- weapon
- nounADJECTIVE▪ deadly, lethal, potent, powerful▪
He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
▪ non-lethal▪ dangerous▪ effective, useful▪ heavy, light▪The assault forces used heavy weapons, including rockets and mortars.
▪ automatic, semi-automatic▪ atomic, biological, chemical, nuclear, thermonuclear▪ assault, offensive, strategic, tactical▪She pleaded guilty to carrying an offensive weapon.
▪a ban on the use of tactical nuclear weapons
▪ loaded▪ conventional, unconventional▪ anti-aircraft, anti-tank▪ precision, precision-guided▪ concealed▪arrested for carrying a concealed weapon
▪ banned, illegal▪ murder▪ ultimate (often figurative)▪The workers' ultimate weapon was the strike.
▪ secret (often figurative)▪The team's secret weapon was their new young defender.
VERB + WEAPON▪ be armed with, carry, have, possess▪ acquire▪states that have acquired nuclear weapons
▪ deploy, fire, use▪ use sth as (often figurative)▪She used wit as a weapon against her enemies.
▪ load▪‘Load your weapons!’ Barrett ordered.
▪ aim, point, raise▪ brandish, wield▪ draw▪The guards began to draw their weapons.
▪ holster (AmE)▪ drop▪Drop your weapons, or he dies!
▪ lower▪The armed men lowered their weapons and stepped aside.
▪ build, develop, produce▪states developing weapons of mass destruction
▪ stockpile▪ smuggleWEAPONS + NOUN▪ system▪ technology▪the illegal transfer of weapons technology to hostile countries
▪ cache▪A massive weapons cache was uncovered.
▪ platform▪a sophisticated weapons platform
▪ proliferation▪nuclear weapons proliferation
▪ capability▪ facility▪a biological weapons facility
▪ developmentPREPOSITION▪ weapon against (often figurative)▪This relaxation technique can serve as an effective weapon against stress.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
