Arm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Armed p. pr. & vb. n. Arming.]
 1. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. [Obs.]
 And make him with our pikes and partisans
 A grave: come, arm him.   --Shak.
 Arm your prize;
 I know you will not lose him.   --Two N. Kins.
 2. To furnish with arms or limbs. [R.]
 His shoulders broad and strong,
 Armed long and round.   --Beau. & Fl.
 3. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.
    Abram . . . armed his trained servants.   --Gen. xiv. 14.
 4. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling.
 5. Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
    Arm yourselves . . . with the same mind.   --1 Pet. iv. 1.
 To arm a magnet, to fit it with an armature.