spear
[verb]
Synonyms: impale, lance, skewer, skiver, spike, spit, transfix, transpierce

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Related Words: stick, bore, drill, penetrate, pierce, gouge, ream

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. spear¹ /spɪə $ spɪr/ noun [countable]
[Sense 1: Language: Old English; Origin: spere]
[Sense 2: Date: 1400-1500; Origin: spire]

1. a pole with a sharp pointed blade at one end, used as a weapon in the past

2. a thin pointed stem of a plant:
asparagus spears

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II. spear² verb [transitive]

1. to push or throw a spear into something, especially in order to kill it

2. to push a pointed object, usually a fork, into something, so that you can pick it up
⇒ stab

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

spear
noun
ADJ. hunting
VERB + SPEAR be armed with, carry The tribesmen were armed with spears and shields.
lift, raise | brandish | hurl, throw | thrust
PHRASES the point of a spear She had a fish impaled on the point of her spear.

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