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1. Any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in colour and transparent or translucent and cleavable
    
2. A stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
    
3. Making the motions of attack and defence with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
   - sparring

1. Furnish with spars
    
2. (sport) fight with spurs
   "the gamecocks were sparring"
    
3. (sport) box lightly
    
4. Fight verbally
   "They were sparring all night"

Derived forms: sparring, spars, sparred

Type of: argue, box, boxing, contend, debate, equip, fence, fight, fisticuffs, fit, fit out, mineral, outfit, pole, pugilism, struggle

Part of: ship

Encyclopedia: Spar