Meaning Of Spear

n.

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.
n.

Fig.: A spearman.
n.

A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish and other animals.
n.

A shoot, as of grass; a spire.
n.

The feather of a horse. See Feather, n., 4.
n.

The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod.
v. t.

To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish.
v. i.

To shoot into a long stem, as some plants. See Spire.