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Sparring

To bolt, bar.

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📖 Definitions of "Sparring"

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.

noun

1
The act of one who spars.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sparring"

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Word	Definition
fightingnoun	The act or process of contending; violence or conflict.
joustingnoun	A medieval European sport in which mounted knights charged at each other bearing lances.
spearingnoun	The stabbing of something with a spear.
spearmanshipnoun	The skill or art of using a spear.
spallingnoun	Any process that spalls a surface, or the damage that results from that process: spallation.
sworderynoun	(rare) Swordplay; sword fighting or swordsmanship.
spearcastnoun	The throwing of a spear.
prise de fernoun	(fencing) An engagement of the blades that attempts to control the opponent's weapon.
sword drillnoun	(Christianity) A competitive exercise in which children are given the name and number of a Bible verse and race to be the first to locate it in the book
sword fightingnoun	Dueling with swords; fighting an opponent when both are using swords as weapons.
stickfightingnoun	Fighting with a staff or baton, as in certain martial arts.
swordworknoun	Combat using a sword; swordplay.
spasmingnoun	A spasm.
duelingnoun	The act of taking part in a duel.
infightingnoun	Fighting or quarreling among the members of a single group or side.
escrimanoun	Alternative form of eskrima. [The traditional martial arts of the Philippines, which emphasize the use of sticks, knives, and various improvised weapons.]
assaultnoun	A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
playnoun	(uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
swordingnoun	Slashing or fighting with a sword.
spellfirenoun	(fantasy) The exchange of shots or explosive blasts of spells (from a wand, staff, etc.) as in magical combat.