📖 Definitions of "Sparred"
verb
- 1
To bolt, bar.
- 2
To supply or equip (a vessel) with spars.
verb
- 1
To fight, especially as practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat.
- 2
To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do.
- 3
To contest in words; to wrangle.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sparred"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| foughtnoun | A surname. |
| struggledverb | To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend. |
| clashedverb | (intransitive) To come into violent conflict. |
| joustedverb | To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt. |
| bickeredverb | To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner. |
| squabbledverb | (intransitive) To participate in a minor fight or argument; to quarrel. |
| feudedverb | (intransitive) To carry on a feud. |
| wrangledverb | (transitive) To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending. |
| quarreledverb | (intransitive, also figuratively) To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out. |
| grappledverb | (figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with. |
| skirmishedverb | To engage in a minor battle or dispute. |
| disagreedverb | (intransitive) To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief. |
| warredverb | (intransitive) To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe). |
| talkedverb | (intransitive) To communicate, usually by means of speech. |
| haggledverb | (intransitive) To argue for a better deal, especially over prices with a seller. |
| debatedverb | disputed, under discussion, not settled. |
| jabbedverb | (slang, derogatory) Vaccinated; inoculated. |
| campaignedverb | (intransitive) To take part in a campaign. |
| banteredverb | (intransitive) To engage in banter or playful conversation. |
| questionedverb | (transitive) To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information. |
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