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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)
, sparred, spar·ring.
- to provide or make with spars.
spar
2[ spahr ]
verb (used without object)
, sparred, spar·ring.
- (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
4or Spar
[ 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 for
spar
1/ spɑː /
noun
- any of various minerals, such as feldspar or calcite, that are light-coloured, microcrystalline, transparent to translucent, and easily cleavable spathic
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 /
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
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- sparlike adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spar1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English spar(r)e, sperre, sper “a board, rafter, beam”; cognate with German Sparren, Dutch, Frisian spar, Old Norse sparri
Origin of spar2
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English spar(r)en “to go quickly, rush, dart, thrust”; further origin unknown
Origin of spar3
First recorded in 1575–85; from Middle Low German spar, sper; akin to Old English spær(stān) “gypsum, chalk”
Origin of spar4
1942; < Latin S ( emper ) par ( ātus ) “Always ready” the Coast Guard motto
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spar1
C16: from Middle Low German spar; related to Old English spærstān; see feldspar
Origin of spar2
C13: from Old Norse sperra beam; related to Old High German sparro, Old French esparre
Origin of spar3
Old English, perhaps from spur
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