1. noun /ˈspɪɚ/
a) A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.
2. verb /ˈspɪɚ/
To penetrate or strike with, or as if with, any long narrow object. To make a thrusting motion that catches an object on the tip of a long device.
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