to speer
- verb
- /spɪr/
- NSFW
- In old tales, warriors would speer their enemies on the battlefield.
Examples
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The hunter skillfully speered the wild boar with his handmade weapon.
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He tried to speer the apple from the tree using a long stick.
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He speered the fish on the sharp stick.
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The hunter speered the boar during the hunt.
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The brave warrior speered the enemy soldier during the battle.
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She expertly speered the fish she caught to prepare it for dinner.
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In ancient festivities, hunters would speer offerings to the gods.
Synonyms
Push a sharp object through a person or animal
To push a sharp point through something to hold it
To kill a person by driving a sharp wooden post through the chest
To pierce something with a long sharp point like a stick or fork
Push a sharp stick through something to hold it in place
To stab someone with a small pointed knife
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Etymology
Speer meaning 'to pierce' comes from the same root as the English word spear, which means a pointed weapon. So to speer something is to 'run a spear through' it — to stab or impale.