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Definition spear in American English

spear verb

[transitive] verb
/spɪr/
1

to push something sharp and pointed into something else

Example

She speared a piece of pork with her fork.

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1.1

to hit or kill a person or animal with a sharp pointed weapon such as a spear

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Definition spear in American English