verb🔗ShareTo bolt, bar."The carpenter spared the door shut tightly to keep the noisy children from disturbing their work. "buildingarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo supply or equip (a vessel) with spars."The shipwrights sparred the newly built schooner with tall, sturdy masts and booms. "nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fight, especially as practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat."The boxers sparred in the gym to prepare for their upcoming match. "sportmilitaryactionwarhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do."The two roosters sparred briefly in the farmyard, kicking dust into the air before the farmer separated them. "animalsportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo contest in words; to wrangle."The siblings often sparred about who had to do the dishes. "communicationlanguageactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
