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TAKE UP ARMS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does take up arms mean?
• TAKE UP ARMS (verb)
The verb TAKE UP ARMS has 1 sense:
1. commence hostilities
Familiarity information: TAKE UP ARMS used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Commence hostilities
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
go to war; take arms; take up arms
Hypernyms (to "take up arms" is one way to...):
war (make or wage war)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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