speared

Pierced with shaft

Speared is the past tense of spear—to pierce or strike with a spear or similar pointed object: The hunter speared a fish.

The meaning extends to any jabbing motion that impales: She speared a piece of melon with her fork.

In sports, spearing is an illegal hit delivered with the top of the helmet.

impaled

pierced

Had hole made

stabbed · thrust · gored · transfixed · staked · lanced · harpooned · bayoneted · pinioned · perforated

culinary

skewered

Pierced by pointed rod

  • kebabGrilled food on skewer
  • shishSkewer, in Turkish
  • sataySkewered meat with peanut sauce

yakitori · souvlaki · rotisserie · grilled · barbecued · roasted · threaded · tandoori · brochette · spitted

weapons

javelin

Throwing spear for sport

  • lanceLong thrusting weapon
  • pikeLong battlefield spear
  • harpoonBarbed spear for whales

trident · polearm · halberd · assegai · pilum · bayonet · gig · barbed

hunted

harpoon

Barbed spear for whales

bowfishing · catch · prey · quarry · trophy · subsistence · traditional · indigenous · survival · foraging

Opposites
method of penetration/attack

spearedshot

Quick liquor serving

sliced · slashed · bludgeoned · clubbed · blasted

action vs. inaction

spearedmissed

Failed to reach

dodged · spared · evaded · avoided · refrained

capturing vs. releasing (fishing/hunting context)

spearedreleased

Set free from confinement

freed · let go · liberated · threw back · spared

Phrases
Family

spear, spears, spearhead, spearing, spearmint, spearheads, spearfishing, spearfish, spearheaded

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG