What does SPAR mean?
Definitions for SPAR
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Princeton's WordNet
sparnoun
any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
sparnoun
a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
spar, sparringverb
making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
sparverb
furnish with spars
sparverb
fight with spurs
"the gamecocks were sparring"
sparverb
box lightly
sparverb
fight verbally
"They were sparring all night"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sparnoun
Spar is a mixed body, consisting of crystal incorporated sometimes with lac lunæ, and sometimes with other mineral, stony, earthy, or metallick matter. John Woodward.
Some stones, as spar of lead, dissolved in proper menstruums, become salts. Isaac Newton, Opt.
To Sparverb
To shut; to close; to bar.
Etymology: sparran , Saxon; sperren, German.
And if he chance come when I am abroad,
Sparre the yate fast for fear of fraud;
Ne for all his worst, nor for his best,
Open the door at his request. Edmund Spenser, Pastorals.Six gates i’ th’ city with massy staples,
And corresponsive and fulfilling bolts,
Spar up the sons of Troy. William Shakespeare.Yet for she yode thereat half agast,
And Kiddie the door sparred after her fast. Edmund Spenser.To Sparverb
To fight with prelusive strokes.
Wikipedia
SPAR
SPAR, originally DESPAR, styled as DE SPAR, is a Dutch multinational that provides branding, supplies and support services for independently owned and operated food retail stores. It was founded in the Netherlands in 1932, by Adriaan van Well, and as of 2021 consists of 13,623 stores in 48 countries. The company's name is an acronym of the slogan "Door Eendrachtig Samenwerken Profiteren Allen Regelmatig", which was used by van Well to describe the brand and translates as "All Benefit from Joint Co-operation Regularly".Its headquarters are located in Amsterdam. The company operates a partnership programme and has a presence in most European countries, as well as many others throughout Asia, Africa and Oceania. In fiscal year 2021, SPAR earned €41.2 billion in global sales, which represented a 3.3 percent increase over the previous year.
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spar
A spar is a long, sturdy pole such as those used in sailing vessels for supporting sails, rigging, and flags. In the context of boxing or martial arts, spar refers to a practice fight for training or exercise. As a verb, it can also mean to argue or dispute.
Webster Dictionary
Sparnoun
an old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar, etc. It was especially used in the case of the gangue minerals of a metalliferous vein
Sparverb
a general term any round piece of timber used as a mast, yard, boom, or gaff
Sparverb
formerly, a piece of timber, in a general sense; -- still applied locally to rafters
Sparverb
the bar of a gate or door
Sparverb
to bolt; to bar
Sparverb
to To supply or equip with spars, as a vessel
Sparverb
to strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do
Sparverb
to use the fists and arms scientifically in attack or defense; to contend or combat with the fists, as for exercise or amusement; to box
Sparverb
to contest in words; to wrangle
Sparnoun
a contest at sparring or boxing
Sparnoun
a movement of offense or defense in boxing
Etymology: [Of uncertain origin; cf. OF. esparer to kick, F. parer, or Icel. sperra to stretch out the legs, to struggle.]
Wikidata
Spar
In sailing, a spar is a pole of wood, metal or lightweight materials such as carbon fibre used on a sailing vessel. Spars of all types are used in the rigging of sailing vessels to provide support for the sails, and to resist compressive and bending forces. Wooden ships from the age of sail often carried many extra spars of all types for repairs while at sea. The spar deck of a frigate was so named because it was used to carry spare spars.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Spar
spär, n. a rafter: a general term for masts, yards, booms, and gaffs, &c.—n. Spar′-deck, the upper deck of a vessel. [The A.S. spearra is assumed from the verb sparrian, to fasten with a bar; cf. Ice. sparri, Dut. spar.]
Spar
spär, n. a term applied by miners to any bright crystalline mineral, and adopted by mineralogists in the names of a number of minerals—calcareous spar, fluor spar, Iceland spar, &c.—adj. Spar′ry, resembling spar, spathic. [A.S. spær(-stán), gypsum; cf. Ger. spar(-kalk).]
Spar
spär, v.i. to box with the hands: to fight with showy action: to dispute:—pr.p. spar′ring; pa.t. and pa.p. sparred.—n. a preliminary sparring, boxing-match, or cock-fight.—ns. Spar′rer; Spar′ring. [O. Fr. esparer (Fr. éparer), to kick out, most prob. Teut.; Low Ger. sparre, a struggling.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
spar
The general term for any mast, yard, boom, gaff, &c. In ship-building, the name is applied to small firs used in making staging.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SPAR
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Spar is ranked #57914 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Spar surname appeared 351 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Spar.
94.8% or 333 total occurrences were White.
2.2% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.4% or 5 total occurrences were Black.
Anagrams for SPAR »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SPAR in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SPAR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of SPAR in a Sentence
It will either be a very short fight, or I will be knocked unconscious, it won't be much of a fight. We'll both suit up and get in the ring and spar around a little bit.
That comes with the territory, to be able to spar and parry. But the main thing is to be able to share your vision.
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