What does "upspear" mean?

To rise or point upward like spears.

What is a synonym for "upspear"?

Common synonyms include: blossom, bob up, brew, bud, burgeon, burst forth.

Upspear

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
To rise or point upward like spears. archaic, intransitive, poetic
"A hundred tents upspear from out the foliage, and countless flocks and herds are safely pasturing around them. That is Beer-sheba, on the borders of the Philistines' land […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms

blossom bob up brew bud burgeon burst forth

Example

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"A hundred tents upspear from out the foliage, and countless flocks and herds are safely pasturing around them. That is Beer-sheba, on the borders of the Philistines' land […]"

Etymology

From up- + spear.

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