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| − | + | [[altercate]], [[argue]], [[argufy]], [[bandy words]], [[bar]], [[bare pole]], [[battle]], [[beam]], [[bicker]], [[boom]], [[bout]], [[bowsprit]], [[box]], [[boxing]], [[boxing match]], [[brawl]], [[broil]], [[bumpkin]], [[cant hook]], [[cavil]], [[choplogic]], [[clash]], [[claw bar]], [[close]], [[close fighting]], [[club]], [[collide]], [[combat]], [[come to blows]], [[contend]], [[contest]], [[crank]], [[cross swords]], [[crossjack yard]], [[crosstree]], [[crow]], [[crowbar]], [[cut and thrust]], [[differ]], [[discept]], [[dispute]], [[dolphin striker]], [[duel]], [[exchange blows]], [[fence]], [[feud]], [[fight]], [[fight a duel]], [[fighting]], [[fisticuffs]], [[flite]], [[flying jib boom]], [[fore jack]], [[fore-topmast]], [[foremast]], [[foreroyal mast]], [[foreroyal yard]], [[foreyard]], [[gaff]], [[give and take]], [[give satisfaction]], [[gooseneck]], [[grapple]], [[grapple with]], [[handspike]], [[hassle]], [[have it out]], [[have words]], [[infighting]], [[iron crow]], [[jack]], [[jib boom]], [[jigger]], [[jimmy]], [[join issue]], [[jostle]], [[joust]], [[king post]], [[lazy jack]], [[lever]], [[limb]], [[lock horns]], [[logomachize]], [[lower boom]], [[main-royal mast]], [[main-royal yard]], [[main-skysail mast]], [[main-topgallant mast]], [[mainmast]], [[marlinespike]], [[mast]], [[masthead]], [[mix it up]], [[mizzen]], [[mizzen-royal mast]], [[mizzenmast]], [[moot]], [[outrigger]], [[peavey]], [[pedal]], [[pettifog]], [[pinch bar]], [[plead]], [[pole]], [[polemicize]], [[polemize]], [[prize]], [[prizefight]], [[prizefighting]], [[pry]], [[pugilism]], [[quarrel]], [[quibble]], [[rassle]], [[riot]], [[ripping bar]], [[run a tilt]], [[savate]], [[scramble]], [[scrap]], [[scuffle]], [[set to]], [[shadowboxing]], [[skirmish]], [[skysail yard]], [[spanker boom]], [[spanker gaff]], [[spars]], [[spat]], [[spreader]], [[sprit]], [[squabble]], [[stick]], [[strive]], [[struggle]], [[tack bumpkin]], [[take sides]], [[the clinches]], [[the fights]], [[the ring]], [[thrash out]], [[thrust and parry]], [[tiff]], [[tilt]], [[timber]], [[topgallant mast]], [[topgallant yard]], [[topmast]], [[tourney]], [[treadle]], [[tree]], [[try conclusions]], [[tussle]], [[wage war]], [[war]], [[whisker boom]], [[whisker pole]], [[wrangle]], [[wrecking bar]], [[wrestle]], [[yard]], [[yardarm]] | |
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Latest revision as of 19:46, 13 October 2014
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English
Noun
Spar (plural Spars)- A stout pole.
- (nautical) A general term denoting any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.
- (aeronautics) A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.
Verb
Spar (third-person singular simple present Spars, present participle sparring, simple past and past participle sparred)
- To fight, especially as practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat.
Noun
Spar (plural Spars)- (mineralogy) any of various microcrystalline minerals, of light, translucent, or transparent blee, which are easily cleft
- (mineralogy) any crystal with no readily discernible faces.
Thesaurus
altercate, argue, argufy, bandy words, bar, bare pole, battle, beam, bicker, boom, bout, bowsprit, box, boxing, boxing match, brawl, broil, bumpkin, cant hook, cavil, choplogic, clash, claw bar, close, close fighting, club, collide, combat, come to blows, contend, contest, crank, cross swords, crossjack yard, crosstree, crow, crowbar, cut and thrust, differ, discept, dispute, dolphin striker, duel, exchange blows, fence, feud, fight, fight a duel, fighting, fisticuffs, flite, flying jib boom, fore jack, fore-topmast, foremast, foreroyal mast, foreroyal yard, foreyard, gaff, give and take, give satisfaction, gooseneck, grapple, grapple with, handspike, hassle, have it out, have words, infighting, iron crow, jack, jib boom, jigger, jimmy, join issue, jostle, joust, king post, lazy jack, lever, limb, lock horns, logomachize, lower boom, main-royal mast, main-royal yard, main-skysail mast, main-topgallant mast, mainmast, marlinespike, mast, masthead, mix it up, mizzen, mizzen-royal mast, mizzenmast, moot, outrigger, peavey, pedal, pettifog, pinch bar, plead, pole, polemicize, polemize, prize, prizefight, prizefighting, pry, pugilism, quarrel, quibble, rassle, riot, ripping bar, run a tilt, savate, scramble, scrap, scuffle, set to, shadowboxing, skirmish, skysail yard, spanker boom, spanker gaff, spars, spat, spreader, sprit, squabble, stick, strive, struggle, tack bumpkin, take sides, the clinches, the fights, the ring, thrash out, thrust and parry, tiff, tilt, timber, topgallant mast, topgallant yard, topmast, tourney, treadle, tree, try conclusions, tussle, wage war, war, whisker boom, whisker pole, wrangle, wrecking bar, wrestle, yard, yardarm
