meaning of spear
1. To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish.
2. To shoot into a long stem, as some plants. See Spire.
3. 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.
4. Fig. : A spearman.
5. A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish and other animals.
6. A shoot, as of grass; a spire.
7. The feather of a horse. See Feather, n. , 4.
8. The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod.
9. a long pointed rod used as a weapon
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