rüsten — meaning in English

English meaning

• arm noun The part of the human body running from the shoulder down to the hand.
• gird verb To tie something round with a rope or cord.

Senses

rüsten is used for these senses in English:

• gird (transitive, chiefly, reflexive) To prepare (oneself) for an action.

arm — full definition

1. noun The part of the human body running from the shoulder down to the hand.
2. noun A limb of an object or organization that sticks out from the main body, such as a chair arm, a crane arm, or a branch of a company.
3. noun A narrow stretch of water or land reaching out from a larger body.
4. verb To equip someone or something with weapons, or more loosely, with the tools needed for a task.

gird — full definition

1. verb To tie something round with a rope or cord.
2. verb To go all the way round something, as a belt does.
3. verb To make oneself ready for an action.
4. verb (of a boat towing another) To be dragged sideways by the tow rope, risking capsize.

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