Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "harpoon" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

harpoon fork harpoon gun harpooneer harpooner

Context

slang

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

catch fishgig fizgig gig grab lance spear

Instance Of

anti ship missile

Type Of (IsA)

single purpose device spear weapon

Manner Of

catch

Related Terms

spear

Related Terms

barb fish harmonica head hunt hunting hunting whales killing killing whales sea sea weapon ships spear weapon whale whales whaling whaling ships

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.