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Meaning of spar

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spar

Pronunciation:/spɑː//spɑɹ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A rafter of a roof.

  2. A thick pole or piece of wood.

  3. A bar of wood used to fasten a door.

  4. Any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.

verb

Definitions

  1. To bolt, bar.

  2. To supply or equip (a vessel) with spars.

spar

Pronunciation:/spɑː//spɑɹ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A sparring session; a preliminary fight, as in boxing or cock-fighting.

verb

Definitions

  1. To fight, especially as practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat.

  2. To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do.

  3. To contest in words; to wrangle.

spar

Pronunciation:/spɑː//spɑɹ/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of various microcrystalline minerals, of light, translucent, or transparent appearance, which are easily cleft.

  2. Any crystal with readily discernible faces.