1. carrying or equipped with weapons
2. having arms or limbs
Usage: often used in compounds
3. prepared or equipped for a particular purpose

Examples

• The armed guards protected the bank.
• Police responded to reports of an armed robbery.
• The treaty called for both sides to remain armed but peaceful.
• The octopus is an eight-armed sea creature.
• She came to the meeting armed with facts and statistics.
• The protesters were armed with signs and megaphones.
• Armed with determination, he tackled the difficult project.