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- Dictionaryspear/spɪə/
noun
- 1. a weapon with a pointed tip, typically of steel, and a long shaft, used for thrusting or throwing.
- 2. a plant shoot, especially a pointed stem of asparagus or broccoli: "smoked salmon wrapped around asparagus spears"
verb
- 1. pierce or strike with a spear or other pointed object: "she speared her last chip with her fork"
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SPEAR definition: 1. a weapon consisting of a pole with a sharp, usually metal, point at one end, that is either…. Learn more.
1. : to pierce, strike, or take with or as if with a spear. spear salmon. speared a chop from the platter. 2. : to catch (something, such as a baseball) with a sudden thrust of the arm. 3. a.
A spear consists of a long shaft that has a sharp point at one end. You might use one to go spear fishing, but that's about it. Spears are no longer the weapon of choice. Spear also refers to the action of impaling something or someone with a spear.
noun. a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached. a soldier or other person armed with such a weapon; spearman: an army of 40,000 spears. a similar weapon or stabbing implement, as one for use in fishing.
A spear is a weapon consisting of a long pole with a sharp metal point attached to the end.
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 a spear or other sharp object. 2. To catch with a thrust of the arm: spear a grounder. 3. a.
a soldier or other person armed with such a weapon; spearman: an army of 40,000 spears. a similar weapon or stabbing implement, as one for use in fishing. the act of spearing.
A spear is a polearm consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with fire hardened spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as bone, flint, obsidian, copper, bronze, iron, or steel.
a weapon with a long wooden handle and a sharp metal point used for fighting, hunting and fishing in the past. She had a fish impaled on the point of her spear. The tribesmen were armed with spears and shields. the long pointed stem of some plants. Definition of spear noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Spear Definition. A weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft with a sharp point, usually of metal or stone, for thrusting or throwing. A shaft with a sharp point and barbs for spearing fish. Any spearlike, often forked, implement used for thrusting, as in one kind of fishing. A soldier armed with a spear. Spearman.
