Spearer

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.]