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1. (n.) spear
a weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of metal or stone, is attached.
2. spear
a similar weapon or stabbing implement, as one for use in fishing.
3. spear
the act of spearing.
4. (adj.) spear
of or pertaining to the spear side.
5. (v.t.) spear
to pierce with or as if with a spear.
6. (v.i.) spear
to go or penetrate like a spear.
7. (n.) spear
a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass.
8. (v.i.) spear
to sprout; shoot; rise up in a spear or spears.
Etymology: (1520–30; var. of spire1, perh. influenced by spear1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) spear, lance, shaft
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
2. (verb) spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance
an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
3. (verb) spear
pierce with a spear
"spear fish"
4. (verb) spear, spear up
thrust up like a spear
"The branch speared up into the air"
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1. (noun) spear
a weapon like a long stick with a sharp blade on the end
They fish using spears.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Spear
a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance
2. (noun) Spear
fig.: A spearman
3. (noun) Spear
a sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish and other animals
4. (noun) Spear
a shoot, as of grass; a spire
5. (noun) Spear
the feather of a horse. See Feather, n., 4
6. (noun) Spear
the rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod
7. (verb) Spear
to pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish
8. (verb) Spear
to shoot into a long stem, as some plants. See Spire
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Sense: a type of long-handled weapon, usually with an iron or steel point on the end
He was armed with a spear and a round shield.
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 Afrikaans: spies |
 Arabic: رُمْح، حَرْبَه |
 Bulgarian: копие |
 Brazilian: lança |
 Czech: oštěp, kopí |
 German: der Speer |
 Danish: spyd |
 Greek: ακόντιο |
 Spanish: lanza, jabalina |
 Estonian: oda |
 Farsi: نيزه |
 Finnish: keihäs |
 French: lance |
 Hebrew: חֲנִית |
 Hindi: भाला, बरछा |
 Croatian: koplje, osti |
 Hungarian: lándzsa |
 Indonesian: tombak |
 Icelandic: spjót |
 Italian: lancia |
 Japanese: やり |
 Korean: 창 |
 Lithuanian: ietis,žeberklas |
 Latvian: šķēps; žebērklis |
 Malay: lembing |
 Dutch: speer |
 Norwegian: spyd, lanse |
 Polish: dzida |
 Persian: نيزه |
 Pashto: نیزه |
 Portuguese: lança |
 Romanian: lance |
 Russian: копьё |
 Slovak: oštep, kopija |
 Slovenian: sulica |
 Serbian: koplje |
 Swedish: spjut |
 Thai: หอก |
 Turkish: mızrak |
 Taiwanese: 矛 |
 Ukrainian: спис; дротик |
 Urdu: برچھا، نیزہ |
 Vietnamese: cái mác, cái thương |
 Chinese: 矛 |
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