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spearlike

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spear 1   (spîr)   
n.  

  1. A weapon consisting of a long shaft with a sharply pointed end.

  2. A shaft with a sharp point and barbs for spearing fish.

  3. A soldier armed with a spear.

v.   speared, spear·ing, spears

v.   tr.

  1. To pierce with or as if with a spear.

  2. To catch with a thrust of the arm: spear a football.

    1. Football To block (an opponent) by ramming with the helmet, in violation of the rules.

    2. Sports To jab (an opponent) with the blade of a hockey stick, in violation of the rules.

v.   intr.
To stab at something with or as if with a spear.

[Middle English spere, from Old English.]
spear'er n., spear'like' adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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