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   spar

   /spɑː/

   verb

   • 1. make the motions of boxing without landing heavy blows, as a form of training: "one contestant broke his nose while sparring"
   • ▪ argue with someone without marked hostility: "mother and daughter spar regularly over drink, drugs, and career"
   • 2. (of a gamecock) fight with the feet or spurs.

   noun

   • 1. a period or bout of sparring.
   • 2. a close friend: informal "Buster was his spar and he didn't want to let him down"

   Word Origin Old Englishsperran, spyrran ‘strike out’, of unknown origin; compare with Old Norse sperrask ‘kick out’.

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   What is the meaning of spar?

   • Something that covers or submerges. But as the last whelmings intermixingly poured themselves over the sunken head of the Indian at the mainmast, leaving a few inches of the erect spar yet visible, together with long streaming yards of the flag, […]

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   What does spar mean in boxing?

   • mastro, treinar boxe, discutir… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SPAR meaning: 1. to practise boxing, without hitting hard 2. to argue: 3. a strong pole, especially one used as….

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   What is a spar in a sentence?

   • At the bow of this launch was a long spar, and at the end of this spar was a torpedo holding a hundred pounds of dynamite. Spar definition: a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.. See examples of SPAR used in a sentence.

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   What is a spruce spar?

   • [VERB] A spar is a strong pole, especially one that a sail is attached to on a sailing ship. The mast was a solid spruce spar. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   Do you spar with words?

   • Similarly, if you spar with words, you typically do it playfully and without anger. You might repeatedly spar with your mom about who makes the best meatloaf, but it’s all in good fun. Spar is also the name of a rigging pole, as well as of some light minerals like calcite, that you can cut through.

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   If you spar with someone, you exchange light blows — either literally by punching each other, or figuratively by exchanging verbal blows. If you box, you might spar with an opponent at the gym while you're training.

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