weapon
♦♦ weap|on /w'epən/ (weapons)
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A weapon is an object such as a gun, a knife, or a missile, which is used to kill or hurt people in a fight or a war.
...nuclear weapons.
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A weapon is something such as knowledge about a particular subject, which you can use to protect yourself or to get what you want in a difficult situation.
I attack politicians with the one weapon they don't have, a sense of humor.se|cret weap|on (secret weapons)
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Someone's secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.
Discipline was the new coach's secret weapon.
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A weapon is an object such as a gun, a knife, or a missile, which is used to kill or hurt people in a fight or a war.
...nuclear weapons.
2 [N-COUNT]
A weapon is something such as knowledge about a particular subject, which you can use to protect yourself or to get what you want in a difficult situation.
I attack politicians with the one weapon they don't have, a sense of humor.se|cret weap|on (secret weapons)
[N-COUNT]
Someone's secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.
Discipline was the new coach's secret weapon.