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spar
1[spahr]
noun
Nautical., a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
Aeronautics., a principal lateral member of the framework of a wing of an airplane.
verb (used with object)
to provide or make with spars.
spar
2[spahr]
verb (used without object)
(of boxers) to make the motions of attack and defense with the arms and fists, especially as a part of training.
to box, especially with light blows.
to strike or attack with the feet or spurs, as gamecocks do.
to bandy words; dispute.
noun
a motion of sparring.
a boxing match.
a dispute.
spar
3[spahr]
noun
any of various more or less lustrous crystalline minerals, as fluorspar or feldspar.
SPAR
4[spahr]
noun
(during World War II) a woman enlisted in the women's reserve of the U.S. Coast Guard (disbanded in 1946).
SpAr
5abbreviation
spar
1/ spɑː /
verb
boxing martial arts to fight using light blows, as in training
to dispute or argue
(of gamecocks) to fight with the feet or spurs
noun
an unaggressive fight
an argument or wrangle
informal, a close friend
spar
2/ spɑː /
noun
any piece of nautical gear resembling a pole and used as a mast, boom, gaff, etc
( as modifier )
a spar buoy
a principal supporting structural member of an aerofoil that runs from tip to tip or root to tip
spar
3/ spɑː /
noun
any of various minerals, such as feldspar or calcite, that are light-coloured, microcrystalline, transparent to translucent, and easily cleavable
Other Word Forms
- sparlike adjective
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Example Sentences
The two candidates sparred frequently, going after each other’s records and policies.
Relations between the two leaders have warmed since February, when they sparred during a now infamous televised meeting at the White House.
Clinton, who negotiated in meticulous detail, had sparred with Netanyahu, Israel's long-serving prime minister who has adamantly opposed the prospect of a Palestinian state and the Oslo process.
Over the course of a hot summer day, four hairdressers and a young receptionist spar and bond with each other and a parade of customers who arrive seeking transformation both physical and spiritual.
Wordless interludes find Jem and Ray dancing to music or sparring as boxers, their simmering feud reduced to its core elements of rugged masculinity and sibling rivalry.
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