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spar 1 S0604600 (spär)n.1. Nautical A wooden or metal pole, such as a mast, boom, yard, or bowsprit, used to support sails and rigging.2. A usually metal pole used as part of a crane or derrick.3. A main structural member in an airplane wing or a tail assembly that runs from tip to tip or from root to tip.tr.v. sparred, spar·ring, spars 1. To supply with spars.2. Obsolete To fasten with a bolt.
[Middle English sparre, rafter.]
spar 2 S0604600 (spär)intr.v. sparred, spar·ring, spars 1. a. To fight with an opponent in a short bout or practice session, as in boxing or the martial arts.b. To make boxing or fighting motions without hitting one's opponent.2. To bandy words about in argument; dispute.3. To fight by striking with the feet and spurs. Used of gamecocks.n.1. A motion of attack or defense in boxing.2. A sparring match.
[Middle English sparren, to thrust or strike rapidly, perhaps from obsolete French esparer, to kick, from Old Italian sparare, to fling : s-, intensive pref.; see sforzando + parare, to ward off; see parry.]
spar 3 S0604600 (spär)n. A nonmetallic, readily cleavable, translucent or transparent light-colored mineral with a shiny luster, such as feldspar.
[Low German, from Middle Low German; akin to Old English spær- (in spær-stān, gypsum).]
SPAR also Spar S0604600 (spär)n. A member of the women's reserve of the US Coast Guard, disbanded as a separate unit in 1946.
[Contraction of Latin semper parātus, always prepared, the motto of the US Coast Guard : semper, always + parātus, prepared.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sparring - an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantagecontestation, controversy, disceptation, arguing, argument, contention, disputation, tilt - a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" | | 2. | sparring - making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxersparboxing, pugilism, fisticuffs - fighting with the fists |
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Synonyms for sparringnoun an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantageRelated Words- contestation
- controversy
- disceptation
- arguing
- argument
- contention
- disputation
- tilt
noun making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and armsSynonymsRelated Words |