noun fig.: a spearman.
2. spear ·noun a shoot, as of grass; a spire.
3. spear ·noun the feather of a horse. ·see feather, ·noun, 4.
4. spear ·vt to pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish.
5. spear ·noun the rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod.
6. spear ·vi to shoot into a long stem, as some plants. ·see spire.
7. spear ·noun a sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish and other animals.
8. spear ·noun a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance.