spear

Definition of Spear in English :

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Noun

1. lance, shaft, spear

a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

lance
shaft

2. fishgig, fizgig, gig, lance, spear

an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

Verb

3. spear

pierce with a spear

Example Sentences:
'spear fish'

4. spear, spear up

thrust up like a spear

Example Sentences:
'The branch speared up into the air'

spear up

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Spear

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noun

1.

a weapon consisting of a long shaft with a sharp pointed end of metal, stone, or wood that may be thrown or thrust

2.

a similar implement used to catch fish

3. another name for spearman

verb

4.

to pierce (something) with or as if with a spear

noun

a shoot, slender stalk, or blade, as of grass, asparagus, or broccoli

Spear

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noun

1.

a weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft with a sharp point, usually of metal or stone, for thrusting or throwing

2.

any spearlike, often forked, implement used for thrusting, as in one kind of fishing

3.

spearman

4.

a long blade or shoot, as of grass

verb transitive

5.

to pierce or stab with something pointed, as a spear

6.

to catch (fish, etc.) with a spear

7. Informal

to extend the arm so as to make a one-handed catch of (a baseball, etc.)

verb intransitive

8.

to pierce or shoot like a spear

9.

to sprout into a long stem

Spear

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n.

1. A weapon consisting of a long shaft with a sharply pointed end.

2. A shaft with a sharp point and barbs for spearing fish.

3. A soldier armed with a spear.

v. speared, spear·ing, spears

v.tr.

1. To pierce with a spear or other sharp object.

2. To catch with a thrust of the arm: spear a grounder.

3.

a. Football To block (an opponent) by ramming with the helmet, in violation of the rules.

b. Sports To jab (an opponent) with the blade of a hockey stick, in violation of the rules.

v.intr.

To stab at something with a spear or other sharp object.

n.

A slender stalk, as of asparagus.

intr.v. speared, spear·ing, spears

To sprout like a spear.

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