spearer
Variant of spear
spear
definition
spear (spir)
noun
- a weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft with a sharp point, usually of metal or stone, for thrusting or throwing
- any spearlike, often forked, implement used for thrusting, as in one kind of fishing
- spearman
- a long blade or shoot, as of grass
Etymology: ME spere < OE (akin to Ger speer) < IE base *sper- > spar, L sparus
transitive verb
- to pierce or stab with something pointed, as a spear
- to catch (fish, etc.) with a spear
- Informal to extend the arm so as to make a one-handed catch of (a baseball, etc.)
intransitive verb
- to pierce or shoot like a spear
Etymology: cf. spear
to sprout into a long stem
Related Forms:
- spearer spear′er noun
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