I. spear 1 /spɪə $ spɪr/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Sense 1: Language: Old English ; Origin: spere ]
[ Sense 2: Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: spire ]
1 . a pole with a sharp pointed blade at one end, used as a weapon in the past
2 . a thin pointed stem of a plant:
asparagus spears
II. spear 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
1 . to push or throw a spear into something, especially in order to kill it
2 . to push a pointed object, usually a fork, into something, so that you can pick it up
⇨ stab