spear

spear ¹  (spîr)

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 or as if with a spear.

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

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 or as if with a spear.

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[Middle English spere, from Old English.]

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spearer n.

spearlike adj.

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spear ²  (spîr)

n.

A slender stalk, as of asparagus.

intr.v. speared, spear·ing, spears

To sprout like a spear.

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[Alteration of spire.]

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spear¹

n

1. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a weapon consisting of a long shaft with a sharp pointed end of metal, stone, or wood that may be thrown or thrust

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) a similar implement used to catch fish

3. (Military) another name for spearman

vb

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

[Old English spere; related to Old Norse spjör spears, Greek sparos gilthead]

spearer  n

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spear²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a shoot, slender stalk or blade, as of grass, asparagus, or broccoli

[probably variant of spire¹, influenced by spear¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spear - a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon lance, shaft assagai, assegai - the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa barb - a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove javelin - a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events spear-point, spearpoint, spearhead - the head and sharpened point of a spear trident - a spear with three prongs weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
	2.	spear - an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish fishgig, fizgig, gig, lance fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, tackle, rig - gear used in fishing harpoon - a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end leister - a spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon)
Verb	1.	spear - pierce with a spear; "spear fish" empale, impale, spike, transfix - pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
	2.	spear - thrust up like a spear; "The branch speared up into the air" spear up jut, jut out, protrude, stick out, project - extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"

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spear

verb gore, pierce, lance, bayonet, impale A police officer was speared to death.

Translations

spear [spɪəʳ]

A. N (gen) → lanza f; (= harpoon) → arpón m

B. VT

1. (with spear) → alancear, herir con lanza; (with harpoon) → arponear

2. (fig) → atravesar, pinchar
he speared a potato with his fork → atravesó or pinchó una patata con el tenedor

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spear [ˈspɪə^r]

n

(= weapon) → lance f

[asparagus] → pointe f; [broccoli] → tête f

vt
to spear fish → pêcher au harpon
They were spearing fish in the river → Ils pêchaient au harpon dans la rivière.
to spear a piece of meat with a fork → enfoncer une fourchette dans un morceau de viande
spear gun n → fusil m sous-marin

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spear

n → Speer m; (= leaf) → Lanzettenblatt nt; (of grass) → Halm m; (of grain) → Keim m; broccoli spears → Brokkoliköpfe pl; asparagus spears → Stangen pl → Spargel

vt → aufspießen; (= wound, kill) → durchbohren; (= catch with spear) → mit Speeren fangen; he speared him through the arm → er durchbohrte ihm den Arm; he speared the meat with his fork → er spießte das Fleisch auf die Gabel

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spear:

spear carrier

n

(Theat) → Statist(in) m(f)

(pej = henchman) → Handlanger(in) m(f) (pej)

spearhead

n

(of spear) → Speerspitze f; (Mil) → Angriffsspitze f

(fig: = thing) → Bahnbrecher m → (of für); (= person) → Bahnbrecher(in) m(f) → (of für)

vt (lit, fig) → anführen

spearman

n → Speerträger m

spearmint

n (= plant, flavour) → Grüne Minze; spear chewing gum → Spearmintkaugummi m

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spear [spɪəʳ] n → lancia

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spear [spɪəʳ] n → lancia

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spear

n spear [spiə]

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. spies رُمْح، حَرْبَه копие oštěp, kopí spyd der Speer ακόντιο lanza, jabalina oda نيزه keihäs lance חֲנִית भाला, बरछा koplje, osti lándzsa tombak spjót lancia やり 창 ietis, žeberklas šķēps; žebērklis lembing speer spyd, lanse dzida lança lance копьё oštep, kopija sulica koplje spjut หอก mızrak 矛 спис; дротик برچھا، نیزہ cái mác, cái thương 矛

v

to pierce or kill with a spear He went out in a boat and speared some fish. met spies deurboor يَقْتُل بالرُّمْح أو الحَرْبَه забивам харпун в harpunovat spidde mit dem Speer jagen σκοτώνω με ακόντιο, καμακώνω arponear, atravesar con una lanza odaga torkama, odaga püüdma با نيزه كشتن keihästää harponner לִדקוֹר בְּחֲנִית भाला मारना nabosti na koplje, probosti megszigonyoz menombak veiða/stinga með spjóti fiocinare, arpionare やりで刺す 창으로 찌르다 (nu)durti, (per)smeigti (ietimi, žeberklu) nodurt (ar šķēpu, žebērkli); uzdurt melembing spietsen spidde, gjennombore przebijać dzidą/harpunem matar à lança a străpunge cu harponul пронзать копьём vrhnúť harpúnu nabosti na sulico probosti kopljem spetsa, genomborra, ljustra ขว้างด้วยหอก mızrakla vurmak 刺 бити остенем بلّم کی طرح بھونکنا، بھالا مارنا xiên cá, đâm bằng giáo 刺

n spearhead

the leading part of an attacking force. wig رأس الحَرْبَه челен отряд čelní oddíl fortrop die Angriffsspitze αιχμή του δόρατος, της επίθεσης punta de lanza löögirühm kärkijoukko fer de lance ראֹש מַחַץ हरावल šiljak koplja, udarna snaga támadó él ujung tombak fylkingarbrjóst punta della lancia 先頭 선봉대 smaigalys šķēpa uzgalis pasukan penggempur spits angrepsspiss, fortropp czołówka ponta de lança vârf de lance головной отряд čelný oddiel bojna konica vrh koplja förtrupp ผู้นำหน้า öncü, akıncı 矛頭 вістря, наконечник списа اگوا، پیش رو tổ mũi nhọn, tổ xung kích 矛头

v

to lead (a movement, an attack etc). lei يَقود повеждам být v čele gå i spidsen for an der Spitze stehen ηγούμαι encabezar juhtima johtaa être le fer de lance de חוֹד הַחֲנִית नेतृत्व करना voditi napad, biti glavna udarna snaga vezet memimpin veita forystu capeggiare 先頭に立つ (운동, 공격 등의) 선봉이 되다 vadovauti, būti priekyje vadīt menjadi pelopor aan de spits staan van være fortropp/angrepsspiss przewodzić liderar a fi vârful de lance..., a fi avangarda возглавлять byť na čele biti na čelu voditi napad gå i spetsen för นำหน้า öncülük etmek 領先 вести پیش روی کرنا làm mũi nhọn dẫn đầu 领先