spar
Practice trading punches
Spar has two unrelated meanings.
One is a pole used in sailing—masts, booms, and yards are all spars.
The other meaning is to fight or argue, especially in a controlled way: boxers spar in practice bouts, politicians spar in debates.
They sparred over budget priorities for an hour.
The fighting sense suggests competitive exchange without full commitment to harm.
Vessel's sail support
- boomLoud deep sound
- gaffBarbed fishing pole
- yardLinear measure or grounds
- bowspritForward-projecting ship pole
pole · rigging · wooden · ship · vessel · sailing · maritime · foremast
Quick, straight blow
- hookCurved catching device
- uppercutAscending boxing strike
- ringClosed curve shape
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
knockout · punching · round · referee · bout · pugilist · fighter · footwork
Verbal clash over differences
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
bicker · wrangle · squabble · tiff · verbal · heated · debate · exchange
Ordered-atom solid
- calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
- feldsparSilicate mineral group
- transparentAllowing light through
- cleavageTendency to split cleanly
lustre · specimen · gemstone · translucent · geological · deposit · formation · mining
mast
Vessel's sail support
bowsprit · pole · rigging · wooden · ship · vessel · sailing · maritime · foremast · mainmast
jab
Quick, straight blow
gloves · knockout · punching · round · referee · bout · pugilist · fighter · footwork · defense
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
quarrel · bicker · wrangle · squabble · tiff · verbal · heated · debate · exchange · retort
crystal
Ordered-atom solid
- calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
- feldsparSilicate mineral group
- transparentAllowing light through
cleavage · lustre · specimen · gemstone · translucent · geological · deposit · formation · mining · quarry
kickboxing
Martial art combining punches, leg strikes
- taekwondoKorean striking martial art
- karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
partner · practice · drill · technique · controlled · contact · dojo · session · workout · conditioning
sparrest
Cessation of activity
stand down · collaborate · cooperate · withdraw · abstain
- sparring sessionPractice fighting with restraint
- sparring partnerPractice combat opponent
- verbal sparringCompetitive witty exchange
- sparring matchControlled combat for training
- sparring gearCombat practice protection
- sparring ringEnclosed area for combat practice