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Collocations for arms - noun

ADJ.

nuclear | small
fighters using small arms and home-made grenades

VERB + ARMS

bear, carry
The right to bear arms is enshrined in the constitution.
call sb to
(formal) He called his comrades to arms (= urged them to fight).
take up
(formal) The people took up arms to defend their country.
lay down
(formal) The government called on them to lay down their arms and surrender.
supply
He was accused of supplying arms to terrorists

ARMS + NOUN

race | control, embargo | deal, industry, sales, trade

PREP.

under ~
(formal) There were more than a million men under arms during the American Civil War.

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