Spear — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈiə/

1 syllable Say it as /spˈɪɹ/.

Examples

spear fish
The branch speared up into the air

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fizgig fishgig spear up shaft gig lance

Parts of Speech

noun	a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
noun	an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
verb	pierce with a spear “spear fish”
verb	thrust up like a spear “The branch speared up into the air”

Word Forms

spear	verb	thrust up like a spear
lance	verb	pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
spear	noun	an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Speer

ein langer, spitzer Stab, der als Werkzeug oder Waffe verwendet wird

🇫🇷French

lance

une longue tige pointue utilisée comme outil ou arme

🇪🇸Spanish

lanza

una vara larga y puntiaguda utilizada como herramienta o arma

🇮🇹Italian

lancia

una lunga canna appuntita usata come strumento o arma

🇳🇱Dutch

speer

een lange puntige staaf die als gereedschap of wapen wordt gebruikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

lança

uma haste longa e pontiaguda usada como ferramenta ou arma

🇷🇺Russian

копье

длинный заостренный стержень, используемый в качестве инструмента или оружия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भाला

उपकरण या हथियार के रूप में उपयोग की जाने वाली लंबी नुकीली छड़ी

🇧🇩Bengali

বর্শা

একটি হাতিয়ার বা অস্ত্র হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত একটি দীর্ঘ নির্দেশিত রড

🇮🇳Tamil

ஈட்டி

ஒரு நீண்ட கூர்மையான தடி ஒரு கருவியாக அல்லது ஆயுதமாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఈటె

ఒక సాధనం లేదా ఆయుధంగా ఉపయోగించే పొడవైన కోణాల రాడ్

🇮🇳Marathi

भाला

एक लांब टोकदार रॉड एक साधन किंवा शस्त्र म्हणून वापरली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભાલા

સાધન અથવા શસ્ત્ર તરીકે ઉપયોગમાં લેવાતી લાંબી પોઇન્ટેડ લાકડી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಈಟಿ

ಉದ್ದವಾದ ಮೊನಚಾದ ರಾಡ್ ಅನ್ನು ಸಾಧನವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಆಯುಧವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുന്തം

ഒരു ഉപകരണമോ ആയുധമോ ആയി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന നീളമുള്ള കൂർത്ത വടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਛਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸੰਦ ਜਾਂ ਹਥਿਆਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਰਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਲੰਬੀ ਨੁਕੀਲੀ ਡੰਡੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

نیزہ

ایک لمبی نوک دار چھڑی جسے آلے یا ہتھیار کے طور پر استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

矛

用作工具或武器的长尖杆

🇯🇵Japanese

槍

道具または武器として使用される長く尖った棒

🇰🇷Korean

창

도구나 무기로 사용되는 길고 뾰족한 막대

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thương

một cây gậy dài nhọn dùng làm công cụ hoặc vũ khí

🇹🇭Thai

หอก

ไม้เรียวยาวที่ใช้เป็นเครื่องมือหรืออาวุธ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tombak

batang runcing panjang yang digunakan sebagai alat atau senjata

🇵🇭Filipino

sibat

isang mahabang matulis na pamalo na ginagamit bilang kasangkapan o sandata

🇲🇾Malay

lembing

batang runcing panjang yang digunakan sebagai alat atau senjata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حربة

قضيب طويل مدبب يستخدم كأداة أو سلاح

🇮🇷Persian

نیزه

یک میله نوک تیز بلند که به عنوان ابزار یا سلاح استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

mızrak

alet veya silah olarak kullanılan uzun sivri uçlu çubuk

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲנִית

מוט ארוך מחודד המשמש ככלי או נשק

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