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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spar1 /spɑr/USA pronunciation n., v., sparred, spar•ring. n. [countable] - Nautical, Naval Termsa stout pole such as those used for masts;
a mast. - Aeronauticsone of the principal side parts of the framework of a wing of an airplane.
v. [~ + object] - Nautical, Naval Termsto provide or make with spars.
spar2 /spɑr/USA pronunciation v. [no object], sparred, spar•ring. - Sport(of a boxer) to make the motions of attack and defense with the arms and fists, esp. as a part of training.
- to box, esp. with light blows such as for practice.
- to argue with words;
dispute:Even before the debate began they were sparring.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spar1 (spär),USA pronunciation n., v., sparred, spar•ring.
n. - Nautical, Naval Termsa stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.;
a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like. - Aeronauticsa principal lateral member of the framework of a wing of an airplane.
v.t. - Nautical, Naval Termsto provide or make with spars.
- 1250–1300; Middle English sparre (noun, nominal); cognate with German Sparren, Dutch spar, Old Norse sparri
v.i. - Sport(of boxers) to make the motions of attack and defense with the arms and fists, esp. as a part of training.
- Sportto box, esp. with light blows.
- Sportto strike or attack with the feet or spurs, as gamecocks do.
- to bandy words;
dispute.
n. - Sporta motion of sparring.
- Sporta boxing match.
- a dispute.
- 1350–1400; Middle English: origin, originally, thrust (noun, nominal and verb, verbal); perh. akin to spur
- Mineralogyany of various more or less lustrous crystalline minerals:fluorspar.
- 1575–85; back formation from sparstone spar, Old English spærstān gypsum; compare Middle Low German spar
- Military(during World War II) a woman enlisted in the women's reserve of the U.S. Coast Guard (disbanded in 1946).
Also, Spar. - Latin south, southern(emper) par(ātus) "Always ready'' the Coast Guard motto
- 1942
- Spanish Arabic.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spar /spɑː/ n - any piece of nautical gear resembling a pole and used as a mast, boom, gaff, etc
- a principal supporting structural member of an aerofoil that runs from tip to tip or root to tip
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old Norse sperra beam; related to Old High German sparro, Old French esparre spar /spɑː/ vb (spars, sparring, sparred)(intransitive)- to fight using light blows, as in training
- to dispute or argue
- (of gamecocks) to fight with the feet or spurs
n - an unaggressive fight
- an argument or wrangle
Etymology: Old English, perhaps from spur spar /spɑː/ n - any of various minerals, such as feldspar or calcite, that are light-coloured, microcrystalline, transparent to translucent, and easily cleavable
Etymology: 16th Century: from Middle Low German spar; related to Old English spærstān; see feldspar |