spar

  • 31spar — spar1 [spa: US spa:r] v past tense and past participle sparred present participle sparring [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from spur] 1.) to practise ↑boxing with someone spar with ▪ He broke his nose while sparring with Vega. 2.) to argue… …

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  • 32spar´er — spare «spair», verb, spared, spar|ing, adjective, spar|er, spar|est, noun. –v.t. 1. to show mercy to; refrain from harmi …

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  • 33spar — spar1 sparlike, adj. /spahr/, n., v., sparred, sparring. n. 1. Naut. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like. 2. Aeron. a principal lateral member of the framework of a wing of an airplane. v.t. 3.… …

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  • 34spar — I. /spa / (say spah) noun 1. Nautical a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like. 2. Aeronautics a principal lateral member of the framework of a wing of an aeroplane. –verb (t) (sparred, sparring) 3.… …

  • 35spar — 1. n. 1 a stout pole esp. used for the mast, yard, etc. of a ship. 2 the main longitudinal beam of an aeroplane wing. Phrases and idioms: spar buoy a buoy made of a spar with one end moored so that the other stands up. spar deck the light upper… …

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  • 36Spar — In sailing, a spar is also know as a round pole of wood or metal used on a sailing ship. In modern usage it often refers to the mast, but historically the term was used more broadly to refer to the various booms, gaffs, yards, etc., of heavily… …

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  • 37SPAR — /spahr/, n. (during World War II) a woman enlisted in the women s reserve of the U.S. Coast Guard (disbanded in 1946). Also, Spar. [1942; < L S(emper) par(atus) Always ready the Coast Guard motto] * * * …

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  • 38spår — • lukt, stank, odör, os, vittring • fåra, ränna, spricka, fördjupning, skåra, fissur, räffla, spår • ledtråd, ledning, hjälp, vink, tips, anvisning …

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  • 40Spar — Der Spar ist witzig. Doppelsinnig, einmal im Ernste von Sparsamen und dann ironisch vom Sperlinge zu verstehen. Als der Fuchs nämlich den Sparo auf seinem Miste gelobt hatte, dass sich derselbe vor Dieben und Mördern durch sein Fliegen so&#8230; …

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