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spars, plural;
  1. Make the motions of boxing without landing heavy blows, as a form of training
    • - one contestant broke his nose while sparring
  2. Engage in argument, typically of a kind that is prolonged or repeated but not violent
    • - mother and daughter spar regularly over drink, drugs, and career
  3. (of a gamecock) Fight with the feet or spurs

Noun
  1. A crystalline, easily cleavable, light-colored mineral

  1. any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
  2. furnish with spars
  3. a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
  4. fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring"
  5. making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
  6. box lightly
  7. In sailing, a spar is a round pole of wood, metal or lightweight materials such as carbon fiber used on a sailing ship. Spars of all types (e.g. ...
  8. In a fixed-wing aircraft, the spar is often the main structural member of the wing, running spanwise at right angles (or thereabouts depending on wing sweep) to the fuselage. The spar carries flight loads and the weight of the wings whilst on the ground. ...
  9. Spar is a term that is used to refer to a category of crystals that have readily discernible faces. Crystallized, earthy, and some metallic, a spar will easily break into rhomboidal, cubical, or laminated fragments with polished surfaces, but without regard to the ingredients of which they are ...
  10. A spar, named for logs used as buoys in shipping and moored in place vertically, is a type of floating oil platform typically used in very deep waters. Spar production platforms have been developed as an alternative to conventional platforms.
  11. Spar (trademarked as SPAR) is the world's largest food retailer, with approximately 20,000 stores in 35 countries worldwide - Spar Australia, 25 November 2007 . ...
  12. "Spar" is a science fiction short story by Kij Johnson; it won the 2009 Nebula Award for short story , and is short-listed for the 2010 Hugo Awards.
  13. A stout pole; A general term denoting any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff; A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil; to bolt, bar
  14. (sparring) The act of sparring
  15. (Sparred) Describes system of packing hollow-ware cargo whereby wooden supports hold the goods rigid during handling.
  16. (Sparring) A training session where boxers fight against each other with the use of head gear
  17. (Sparring) Bashing each other senseless in the hope that nobody realizes that you don't know any kata or techniques.
  18. (Sparring) Practicing boxing. Closely supervised training bouts between fighters often designed to develp specific areas of technical proficiency.
  19. (Sparring) “A form of martial arts training in which two opponents face one another and simulate actual combat.”
  20. Sparring is when two fighters battle one another in training sessions, typically with extra-padded gloves, and full protective gear.
  21. (Spars) General term for masts, booms, gaffs.
  22. (SPARS) Booms, gaffs, masts yards and spars that attach to the mast
  23. (Spars) Part of roof construction. Sometimes referred to as Common Rafters Similar to joists but inclined rising from the eaves (foot) to the ridge (head) to support a pitched roof covering.Strut: Intermediate supporting timber for a purlin.
  24. (Spars) wooden (normally) beams that run roughly parallel to the leading/trailing edge. Main spars add strength while minor spars add rigidity.
  25. the sticks used as the frame of a kite. A batten is a spar.