Armed vs Heeled - What's the difference?
armed | heeled |
(sometimes, in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.
(of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.
(obsolete) Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
* De Foe
(arm)
(chiefly, in combination) Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.
Coloured in a different tincture from the beast or bird itself.
(heel)
Having a heel (often specified, as in high-heeled etc.).
(archaic) Prepared, especially armed with a weapon.
* 1903 , , "The Adventure of the Dancing Men," Norton (2005 edition), p. 896:
As adjectives the difference between armed and heeled
is that armed is equipped, especially with a weapon while heeled is having a heel (often specified, as in high-heeled etc.).As verbs the difference between armed and heeled
is that armed is past tense of arm while heeled is past tense of heel.armed
English
Etymology 1
See the verb .Adjective
(en adjective)- nuclear-armed
- a distemper eminently armed from heaven
Derived terms
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(head)Etymology 2
.Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* (l) * (l)Anagrams
* ----heeled
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- I was heeled also, and I held up my gun to scare him off and let me get away.