The act of preparing a tool or a weapon for action; activation.
The act of supplying (oneself or others) with armor and (now especially) arms and ammunition in preparation for a conflict; the act of providing with the means of defense and attack.
A piece of tallow or soap put in the cavity and over the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of the bottom of the sea.
The affixing and securing on of armor.
The act of supplying with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task.
One of the red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays, or used as a visual screen during times of action.
Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.
An act or instance of overcoming an obstacle.
A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.
A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections.
To compete with an established competitor by placing advertisements for one's own products adjacent to editorial content relating to the competitor or by using terms and keywords for one's own products that are currently associated with the competitor.