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harpooned

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Definition of harpooned word

  • noun harpooned Simple past tense and past participle of harpoon. 1

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Parts of speech for Harpooned

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

harpooned popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for harpooned

noun harpooned

  • armed — Someone who is armed is carrying a weapon, usually a gun.
  • bombed — under the influence of alcohol or drugs (esp in the phrase bombed out of one's mind or skull)
  • cannoned — Simple past tense and past participle of cannon.
  • gunned — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
  • rifled — a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.

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