| spar | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. spar | any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable. |
| ~ mineral | solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition. |
| ~ feldspar, felspar | any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium. |
| ~ calcite | a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. spar | a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging. |
| ~ boom | any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring. |
| ~ bowsprit | a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel. |
| ~ dolphin striker, martingale | spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat. |
| ~ gaff | a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail. |
| ~ jibboom | a spar that extends the bowsprit. |
| ~ mast | a vertical spar for supporting sails. |
| ~ pole | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic. |
| ~ ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
| ~ sprit | a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally. |
| ~ yard | a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen. |
| n. (act) | 3. spar, sparring | making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer. |
| ~ boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs | fighting with the fists. |
| v. (possession) | 4. spar | furnish with spars. |
| ~ equip, fit out, outfit, fit | provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose.; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" |
| v. (contact) | 5. spar | fight with spurs.; "the gamecocks were sparring" |
| ~ cockfighting | participation in the sport of matching gamecocks in a cockfight. |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ fight, struggle, contend | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" |
| v. (contact) | 6. spar | box lightly. |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ box | engage in a boxing match. |
| v. (communication) | 7. spar | fight verbally.; "They were sparring all night" |
| ~ argue, contend, debate, fence | have an argument about something. |
| slap | | |
| n. (event) | 1. slap, smack | a blow from a flat object (as an open hand). |
| ~ blow, bump | an impact (as from a collision).; "the bump threw him off the bicycle" |
| n. (act) | 2. slap, smack, smacking | the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand. |
| ~ spank | a slap with the flat of the hand. |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| v. (contact) | 3. slap | hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand.; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead" |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| ~ cuff, whomp | hit with the hand. |
| adv. | 4. bang, bolt, slap, slapdash, smack | directly.; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| lash | | |
| n. (body) | 1. cilium, eyelash, lash | any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids. |
| ~ hair | a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss.; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells" |
| ~ eyelid, lid, palpebra | either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.; "his lids would stay open no longer" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. lash, thong | leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip. |
| ~ leather strip | implement consisting of a strip of leather. |
| ~ whip | an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping. |
| n. (act) | 3. lash, whip, whiplash | a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object.; "the whip raised a red welt" |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| v. (contact) | 4. flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip | beat severely with a whip or rod.; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" |
| ~ beat up, work over, beat | give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression.; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" |
| ~ flagellate, scourge | whip.; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" |
| ~ leather | whip with a leather strap. |
| ~ horsewhip | whip with a whip intended for horses. |
| ~ switch | flog with or as if with a flexible rod. |
| ~ cowhide | flog with a cowhide. |
| ~ cat | beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails. |
| ~ birch | whip with a birch twig. |
| v. (motion) | 5. lash | lash or flick about sharply.; "The lion lashed its tail" |
| ~ sway, swing | move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner.; "He swung back" |
| v. (contact) | 6. lash, whip | strike as if by whipping.; "The curtain whipped her face" |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| ~ urticate | whip with or as with nettles. |
| v. (contact) | 7. lash | bind with a rope, chain, or cord.; "lash the horse" |
| ~ tie, bind | fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord.; "They tied their victim to the chair" |
| ~ frap | make secure by lashing.; "frap a sail" |
| mast | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. mast | a vertical spar for supporting sails. |
| ~ foremast | the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts. |
| ~ jiggermast, jigger | any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl. |
| ~ jury mast | a temporary mast to replace one that has broken off. |
| ~ mainmast | the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts. |
| ~ masthead | the head or top of a mast. |
| ~ mizen, mizenmast, mizzen, mizzenmast | third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy. |
| ~ sailing ship, sailing vessel | a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts. |
| ~ spar | a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging. |
| ~ topmast | the mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig. |
| n. (plant) | 2. mast | nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground. |
| ~ nut | usually large hard-shelled seed. |
| n. (food) | 3. mast | nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine. |
| ~ feed, provender | food for domestic livestock. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. mast | any sturdy upright pole. |
| ~ pole | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic. |
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