Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Weapon"

A: Where did you see this. A person who is an "academic weapon" would be an intellectual threat of some kind, like the smartest person in a group that is competing against another group in something like a math contest.

"Ben is our academic weapon. He knows ALL the answers to the questions."

A: "unleash" is basically like "show". So it's like "please show me your weapon"

A: Whenever you hear/read "the very (noun)", it typically means something very specific about the noun.

"This is the very weapon that killed her."
- the weapon is specific. it's THIS weapon, not any other weapon.

A: Armas, ladrones, seguro, gente herida

A: Arma

A: You can change the arm into equip or put or fire depending on what it means

A: Weapons should be safely stored.

You should keep weapons away from kids.

Firearms are considered a weapon.

A: The sword is a big weapon.

A: tears are the extreme weapon of your wife

A: weapons and arms are the same thing. Arms (from Latin arma) may be a slightly higher register word, more poetic (The Aeneid in English starts with “I sing of arms and the man…”)

However, you can talk about a weapon, but an arm never means a weapon, only part of the body!

They have had weapons training.
He did not take proper care of his weapon.
The factory manufactures arms. (weapons might be possible here, but arms is more usual.
He is an arms dealer (never weapons).
The arms trade (never weapons trade) is a dirty business.
Roman weapons included the sword, the catapult… (probably not arms here because you go on to give details of each weapon).
She often weaponizes her tears (uses them as a weapon).
The soldiers were armed (not weaponised! - but you could say The soldiers had weapons (less elegant style).

A:
“Weapon” = talking about a weapon or type of weapon.
“Weaponry” = refers to a collection of weapons or weapons as an entire concept.

Examples for “weapon:”
“I saw he had a weapon.”
“What kind of weapon is that?”
“Do you know a lot about weapons?”

Examples for “weaponry:”
“Soldiers are trained in lots of weaponry.”
“Knights had many kinds of weaponry.”
“Weaponry is a scary subject sometimes.”

A: A gun is a type of weapon.

A weapon can be any object that causes harm. A gun is a weapon that fires bullets.

An AK-47 is a weapon.
An AK-47 is a gun.

A knife is a weapon.
A knife is not a gun.

A sword is a weapon.
A sword is not a gun.

A: A gun is a type of weapon. Other weapons would be swords, bombs, knives, some types of axes, etc.

A: A weapon can be anything you hurt people with (sword, knife, gun).
Gun is what you shoot with.

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A: "Nuclear Weapon"

A: I don't think this is normal, may not even correct, English.

I would interpret 'Weapon Free' as meaning 'without weapons'. E.g. if someone manages to complete a level of a game without a weapon. But, from what you write, it might mean 'free to use weapons'.

A: it is the same

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A: Like this: /ˈwɛpəns/

Many English students tend to pronounce it as "wea-pawns" - but this is not how you pronounce it.

Pay attention to the "-pons" sound! ^^

A: Yes, but “slick” is a slang word.

A: ​‎I think you mean
This weapon is very powerful and can inflict a lot of damage, but each swing is very slow and you can easily be caught off guard and hurt yourself with it.

A: A pat down is the act of searching for any concealed items. It could be for weapons or drugs or anything a person could be hiding.

Yes, you can say you are giving someone a pat down if you are searching a thief's jacket.

A: 'It is the most terrible weapon of war that man has invented' is a little more natural