Dictionary  spearPronunciation: (spēr), [key] —n. 1. a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached. 2. a soldier or other person armed with such a weapon; spearman: an army of 40,000 spears. 3. a similar weapon or stabbing implement, as one for use in fishing. 4. the act of spearing. —adj. See spear side. —v.t. to pierce with or as with a spear. —v.i. to go or penetrate like a spear: The plane speared through the clouds. spearPronunciation: (spēr), [key] —n. a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass or an acrospire of grain. —v.i. to sprout; shoot; send up or rise in a spear or spears. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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