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har·poon
 harpoon
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- pronunciation:
- har
pun
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a weapon with a long shaft, a barbed head, and a rope at the tail end, which is used like a spear in hunting whales and large fish.
The youth cast the harpoon, but the swordfish was too quick.The whalers fired their harpoons, piercing the flesh of several of the whales. |
| related words: |
lance |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
harpoons, harpooning, harpooned |
| definition: |
to strike or impale with, or as though with, a harpoon.
They harpooned the whale and hauled it on board. |
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