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Definitions for Sparring
[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 piece of nautical gear resembling a pole and used as a mast, boom, gaff, etc (as modifier ) a spar buoy
[12] a principal supporting structural member of an aerofoil that runs from tip to tip or root to tip
[13] boxing martial arts to fight using light blows, as in training
[14] to dispute or argue
[15] (of gamecocks) to fight with the feet or spurs
[16] an unaggressive fight
[17] an argument or wrangle
[18] informal a close friend
[19] 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 Sparring
sparcontend, quarrel, argue, bicker, wrangle, dispute, contest, box, fight
Words nearby Sparring
sparspanner, spanrail, spanspek, spansule, spanworm, spar, spar buoy, spar deck, spar varnish, spar with, sparable
Origin of Sparring
21350–1400; Middle English: orig., thrust (noun and v.); perhaps akin to spur1
Other words from Sparring
spar·like , adjective
Word origin for Sparring
C16: from Middle Low German spar; related to Old English spærstān; see feldspar