spar

noun

making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms

a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging

any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable

verb

fight verbally

box lightly

fight with spurs

furnish with spars

Synonyms for spar

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