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to speer

to speer

9.9
To pierce someone or something with a pointed object
  • verb
  • /spɪr/
  • NSFW
translation icon : traspasar
  • In old tales, warriors would speer their enemies on the battlefield.

Examples

  • The hunter skillfully speered the wild boar with his handmade weapon.

  • He tried to speer the apple from the tree using a long stick.

  • He speered the fish on the sharp stick.

  • The hunter speered the boar during the hunt.

  • The brave warrior speered the enemy soldier during the battle.

  • She expertly speered the fish she caught to prepare it for dinner.

  • In ancient festivities, hunters would speer offerings to the gods.

Synonyms

to impale
vsto speer
  • Offensive
26 7.7

Push a sharp object through a person or animal

is specific to using a long pointed weapon and Scots tone
to spike
vsto speer
  • NSFW
17 3.7

To push a sharp point through something to hold it

refers to long pointed weapon action in Scots or archaic tone
to stake
vsto speer
  • Offensive
10 9.9

To kill a person by driving a sharp wooden post through the chest

does not focus on execution but on weapon and Scots usage
to spear
vsto speer
8 4.9

To pierce something with a long sharp point like a stick or fork

is the same act expressed in Scots or archaic usage
to transfix
vsto speer
  • NSFW
7.9

Push a sharp stick through something to hold it in place

focuses on long pointed weapons and archaic Scots usage
to poignard
vsto speer
  • NSFW
9.9

To stab someone with a small pointed knife

uses a long pointed weapon rather than a short dagger and Scots tone

How Deep

to speer
  • NSFW
9.9
to skewer
21 4.6
to stab
  • NSFW
459 2.7
jab
16 3.0
poke
4 2.5

Surface Forms

speer infinitive
speered past
speered past participle
speering present participle
speers third person singular

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.