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    spar
    /spɑː/

    verb

    • 1. make the motions of boxing without landing heavy blows, as a form of training: "one contestant broke his nose while sparring"
    • 2. (of a gamecock) fight with the feet or spurs.

    noun

    • 1. a period or bout of sparring.
    • 2. a close friend: informal "Buster was his spar and he didn't want to let him down"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sparSpar Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SPAR is a stout pole. How to use spar in a sentence. a stout pole; a stout rounded usually wood or metal piece (such as a mast, boom, gaff, or yard) used to support rigging…

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPAR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SPAR definition: 1. to practise boxing, without hitting hard 2. to argue: 3. a strong pole, especially one used as…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySPAR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SPAR meaning: 1. to practise boxing, without hitting hard 2. to argue: 3. a strong pole, especially one used as…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sparSpar - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you spar with someone, you exchange light blows — either literally by punching each other, or figuratively by exchanging verbal blows. If you box, you might spar with an opponent at the gym while you're training.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › sparSPAR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Spar definition: a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.. See examples of SPAR used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPAR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    spar in British English. (spɑː ) verb Word forms: spars, sparring, sparred (intransitive) 1. boxing, martial arts. to fight using light blows, as in training. 2. to dispute or argue. 3. (of gamecocks) to fight with the feet or spurs.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › sparSpar - definition of spar by The Free Dictionary

    To make boxing or fighting motions without hitting one's opponent. 2. To bandy words about in argument; dispute. 3. To fight by striking with the feet and spurs. Used of gamecocks. n. 1. A motion of attack or defense in boxing.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSPAR | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    SPAR definition: to fight or argue with someone in a friendly way. Learn more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › sparSpar Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Spar definition: A wooden or metal pole, such as a boom, yard, or bowsprit, used to support sails and rigging. Dictionary Thesaurus

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › sparspar - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 15, 2024 · From Middle English sparre (“spar, rafter, beam”) (noun), sparren (“to close, bar”) (verb), from Middle Dutch sparre or Middle Low German Sparre, all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sparrô (“stake, beam”), from Proto-Indo-European * (s)par- (“beam, log”).