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SPEAR UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thrust up like a spear

Example:

The branch speared up into the air

Synonyms:

spear; spear up

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "spear up" is one way to...):

jut; jut out; project; protrude; stick out (extend out or project in space)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

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