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spear

(sp/i/r )

a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
lance, shaft

source: wordnet30
an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
fishgig, fizgig, gig, lance

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

pierce with a spear(verb.contact)

Example:
Spear fish.

source: wordnet30
thrust up like a spear(verb.stative)

Example:
The branch speared up into the air.

Synonym:
spear up

source: wordnet30
To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish.(verb)

source: webster1913
To shoot into a long stem, as some plants. See Spire.(verb)

source: webster1913

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