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managing arms

managing arms is the present participle and gerund of manage arms.

Meaning of manage arms

Verb

manage arms (third-person singular simple present manages arms, present participle managing arms, simple past and past participle managed arms)

  1. (obsolete) To wage war.
    • The thirſt of raigne and ſweetnes of a crowne,
      That cauſd the eldeſt ſonne of heauenly Ops,
      To thruſt his doting father from his chaire,
      And place himſelfe in the Emperiall heauen,
      Moou’d me to menage armes againſt thy ſtate.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...

Questions about managing arms

What is managing arms the present participle and gerund of?
Managing arms is the present participle and gerund of manage arms.

Words near managing arms in the dictionary

  1. manages with
  2. managest
  3. manageth
  4. managin'
  5. managing
  6. managing arms
  7. managing director
  8. managing directors
  9. managing down
  10. managing editor
  11. managing editors

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