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Definitions for Spar

[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 airplane.
[3] to provide or make with spars.
[4] (of boxers) to make the motions of attack and defense with the arms and fists, especially as a part of training.
[5] to box, especially with light blows.
[6] to strike or attack with the feet or spurs, as gamecocks do.
[7] to bandy words; dispute.
[8] a motion of sparring.
[9] a boxing match.
[10] a dispute.
[11] any of various more or less lustrous crystalline minerals: fluorspar.
[12] (during World War II) a woman enlisted in the women's reserve of the U.S. Coast Guard (disbanded in 1946).
[13] Spanish Arabic.
[14] any piece of nautical gear resembling a pole and used as a mast, boom, gaff, etc (as modifier ) a spar buoy
[15] a principal supporting structural member of an aerofoil that runs from tip to tip or root to tip
[16] boxing martial arts to fight using light blows, as in training
[17] to dispute or argue
[18] (of gamecocks) to fight with the feet or spurs
[19] an unaggressive fight
[20] an argument or wrangle
[21] informal a close friend
[22] any of various minerals, such as feldspar or calcite, that are light-coloured, microcrystalline, transparent to translucent, and easily cleavable Related adjective: spathic

Words related to Spar

argue, quarrel, contend, bicker, wrangle, box, fight, dispute, contest

Words nearby Spar

spanner, spanrail, spanspek, spansule, spanworm, spar, spar buoy, spar deck, spar varnish, spar with, sparable

Origin of Spar

1942; < Latin S(emper ) par(ātus ) “Always ready” the Coast Guard motto

Other words from Spar

spar·like , adjective
spar·like , adjective

Word origin for Spar

C16: from Middle Low German spar; related to Old English spærstān; see feldspar

Synonyms for Spar

argue, quarrel, box, fight