·noun Fig.: A spearman.
II. Spear ·noun A shoot, as of grass; a spire.
III. Spear ·noun The feather of a horse. ·see Feather, ·noun, 4.
IV. Spear ·vt To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish.
V. Spear ·noun The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod.
VI. Spear ·vi To shoot into a long stem, as some plants. ·see Spire.
VII. Spear ·noun A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish and other animals.
VIII. Spear ·noun A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance.