speared
past simple and past participle ofspear
spear
verb[T]
uk/spɪər/us/spɪr/topushorthrowa spear into ananimal:
Theycatchthefishby spearing them.
tocatchsomething on the end of apointedtoolorobject:
He speared ameatballwith hisfork.
Hunting & fishing
- angler
- angling
- anti-hunt
- anti-hunter
- anti-hunting
- barb
- fisherman
- fishhook
- fishing line
- fishing rod
- fly fishing
- fox hunt
- outfish
- overfishing
- poach
- poaching
- predation
- quarry
- spear
- whaler
Examplesofspeared
speared
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Fish were collected principally by line fishing but a few specimens werespeared.
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Evidence also shows that cetaceans have beenspearedwhile still alive and that they have bled to death.
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Cubes of stinky tofuspearedon a bamboo skewer are roasted over charcoal with roasted meat sauce.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He ate primarily mahi-mahi as well as triggerfish, which hespeared, along with flying fish, barnacles, and birds that he captured.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He planned to live off sea urchins and evenspeareda manta ray, but things soon went sour.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Several homes were leveled, and pieces of wood werespearedinto the town's water tower.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On some rare occasions, hyenas were ridden down andspearedby men on horseback.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They are frequently caught by hook and line, fishing from shore or skiff, as well asspearedby divers.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Several tree saplings werespearedinto the walls of homes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They are sometimesspearedor caught with hook and line using crayfish or worms as bait.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The victims were taken from custody to the bridge,spearedby pikes and thrown into the river.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They also did ntspearedthe health care system of the valley.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is thenspearedonto sticks, four to six plants a stick and hung in a curing barn.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The others died of fever or starvation, or werespearedby hostile aborigines.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some try to escape but arespearedby the aboriginals as they run.
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