spar
1. any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
• Hypernyms:
mineral
• Hyponyms:
feldspar, felspar, calcite
2. a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
• Hypernyms:
pole
• Hyponyms:
boom, bowsprit, dolphin striker, martingale, gaff,
jibboom, mast, sprit, yard
• Part Holonyms:
ship
3. making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms;
a part of training for a boxer
• Syn:
sparring
• Derivationally related forms:
spar (for: sparring)
• Hypernyms:
boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs
1. furnish with spars
• Hypernyms:
equip, fit, fit out, outfit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. fight with spurs
- the gamecocks were sparring
• Topics:
cockfighting, sport, athletics
• Hypernyms:
contend, fight, struggle
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. box lightly
• Derivationally related forms:
sparring
• Topics:
sport, athletics
• Hypernyms:
box
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
4. fight verbally
- They were sparring all night
• Derivationally related forms:
sparring
• Hypernyms:
argue, contend, debate, fence
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- Sam and Sue spar
- Sam wants to spar with Sue
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