verb🔗ShareAsegurar, cerrar con llaveTo bolt, bar."The carpenter spared the door shut tightly to keep the noisy children from disturbing their work. "El carpintero aseguró la puerta con fuerza para evitar que los niños ruidosos interrumpieran su trabajo.buildingarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEquipar (un barco) con palosTo supply or equip (a vessel) with spars."The shipwrights sparred the newly built schooner with tall, sturdy masts and booms. "Los carpinteros navales equiparon la goleta recién construida con mástiles y botavaras altos y robustos.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntrenar, pelearTo fight, especially as practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat."The boxers sparred in the gym to prepare for their upcoming match. "Los boxeadores entrenaron en el gimnasio para prepararse para su próximo combate.sportmilitaryactionwarhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCombatir, pelearTo 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. "Los dos gallos combatieron brevemente en el corral, levantando polvo en el aire antes de que el granjero los separara.animalsportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDiscutir, reñirTo contest in words; to wrangle."The siblings often sparred about who had to do the dishes. "Los hermanos a menudo discutían sobre quién tenía que lavar los platos.communicationlanguageactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading