spear

1. n. A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance. Source: opted

2. n. Fig.: A spearman. Source: opted

3. n. A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish and other animals. Source: opted

4. n. A shoot, as of grass; a spire. Source: opted

5. n. The feather of a horse. See Feather, n., 4. Source: opted

6. n. The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod. Source: opted

7. v. t. To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish. Source: opted

8. v. i. To shoot into a long stem, as some plants. See Spire. Source: opted

9. n. a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon Source: wordnet

10. n. an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish Source: wordnet

11. v. pierce with a spear Source: wordnet

12. v. thrust up like a spear Source: wordnet

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