ALL meanings of spear
spear
S s - noun spear a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass or an acrospire of grain. 1
- adjective spear spear side. 1
- verb with object spear to pierce with or as with a spear. 1
- verb without object spear to sprout; shoot; send up or rise in a spear or spears. 1
- noun spear weapon 1
- transitive verb spear pierce with spear 1
- countable noun spear A spear is a weapon consisting of a long pole with a sharp metal point attached to the end. 0
- verb spear If you spear something, you push or throw a pointed object into it. 0
- countable noun spear Asparagus or broccoli spears are individual stalks of asparagus or broccoli. 0
- noun spear a weapon consisting of a long shaft with a sharp pointed end of metal, stone, or wood that may be thrown or thrust 0
- noun spear a similar implement used to catch fish 0
- verb spear to pierce (something) with or as if with a spear 0
- noun spear a shoot, slender stalk, or blade, as of grass, asparagus, or broccoli 0
- noun spear a weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft with a sharp point, usually of metal or stone, for thrusting or throwing 0
- noun spear any spearlike, often forked, implement used for thrusting, as in one kind of fishing 0
- abbreviation SPEAR spearman 0
- noun spear a long blade or shoot, as of grass 0
- verb transitive spear to pierce or stab with something pointed, as a spear 0
- verb transitive spear to catch (fish, etc.) with a spear 0
- verb transitive spear to extend the arm so as to make a one-handed catch of (a baseball, etc.) 0
- intransitive verb spear to pierce or shoot like a spear 0
- intransitive verb spear to sprout into a long stem 0