Spar

/spɑɹ/

Synonyms for "spar" (229 found)

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Closest matches (46)

abstemious alabaster altercate argue argufy asphaltbandy wordsbarbare polebattle beam bicker boom bout bowsprit box boxingboxing matchbrawl broil

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bumpkincant hookcavilchinese boxingchop logicchoplogic clashclaw barcloseclose fightingclub collide

Noun(11 words)

argue bandying bickering bouts box boxen boxes brawling brawls cockfight cockfights

Verb(3 words)

bandied boxed clashed

Strong matches (69)

combatcome to blowscontend contest crankcross swordscrossjack yardcrosstree crow crowbarcut and thrustdiffer discept disputedolphin strikerduelexchange blowsfence feud fight

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fight a duelfighting fisticuffs fliteflying jib boomfore jackfore-skysail mastfore-skysail yardfore-topgallant mastfore-topgallant yardfore-topmast foremastforeroyal mastforeroyal yardforeyard gaffgive and takegive satisfactiongooseneck grapplegrapple withhandspike hanger hasslehave it outhave wordshook infightingiron crowjackjib boomjigger jimmyjoin issuejostle

Noun(13 words)

debate drill dueling duke dukesfamily feudfencing fights fistfight fray frays gaffs grappling

Verb(1 words)

fenced

Related words (114)

joustking postlazy jacklever limblock hornslogomachizelower boommain-royal mastmain-royal yardmain-skysail mastmain-topgallant mastmainmast marlinespike mast masthead mineralmix it upmizzenmizzen-royal mast

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mizzenmast moot outrigger peavey pedal pettifogpinch barplead pole polemicize polemize prize prizefight prizefighting pry pugilism quarrel quibble rassle ring riotripping barrun a tiltsavate scramble scrap scuffleset toshadowboxing skirmishskysail yardspanker boomspanker gaffspars spat spreader sprit squabble stick strive struggle suspendertack bumpkintake sidesthe clinchesthe fightsthe ringthrash outthrust and parrytiff tilt timbertopgallant masttopgallant yardtopmast tourney treadle treetry conclusionstusslewage warwarwhisker boomwhisker polewranglewrecking barwrestle yard yardarm

Verb(5 words)

jousted roughhoused scrapped tiffed tussling

Noun(20 words)

jousting jousts lodgepole masts pole practicepractice boutquarrel rod roughhousing rumbling scraps scrimmaging skirmishes skirmishing sparring spats staff tiffstraining bout

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More general

21 entries

argue bout box boxingboxing matchcontend debate equip fence fight fisticuffs fitfit out

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More specific

13 entries

banter bowspritboxing sparringcontrolled sparringgaffheated argumentlive sparringmastpractice boutshadow sparringtraining boutverbal joustyard

Collocations

12 entries

boxing sparboxing sparringgaff sparintense sparringlight sparringship's sparsparring boutsparring matchsparring partnertopsail spartraining sparwooden spar

Inflections

3 entries

sparred sparring spars

Derivations

2 entries

sparing sparring

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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During my days of combat training in the mountains, I had to spar daily with my peers.

Source: tatoeba (8680838)

Would you like to spar with me?

Source: tatoeba (8680841)

If you spar with him, I'll tell you a secret about his strength.

Source: tatoeba (8680842)

Spain and the UK continue to spar over the territory.

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