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spear

Definition

  • noun: a weapon that has a long straight handle and a sharp point
  • noun: a thrusting or throwing weapon with long shaft and sharp head or blade
  • verb: to push a spear or other pointed object into (something)
  • verb: to pierce, strike, or take with or as if with a spear
  • synonyms: lance, spire, bourdon

Examples

  • She 'speared' an olive with a toothpick.

  • The hunters used 'spears'.

  • asparagus 'spears'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I will not part with... ...a single coin. Not one piece of it. My teeth... ...are swords. My claws are spears. My Wings... ...are a hurricane. So it is true. The Black Arrow found its mark. What did you say? (..)
    2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug