verb Download 🔗Share To pierce with a spear. Examples : "The fisherman speared a large fish with his harpoon. " weapon action sport food utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (by extension) To penetrate or strike with, or as if with, any long narrow object; to make a thrusting motion that catches an object on the tip of a long device. Examples : "The cook speared a cherry tomato with a toothpick to test if it was ripe. " weapon action utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To shoot into a long stem, as some plants do. Examples : "The daffodil speared upwards through the soil, a tiny green point promising spring. " plant biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
