Harpoon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
  • v. To strike, kill, or capture with or as if with a spearlike weapon.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
  • n. A harmonica.
  • v. To hunt something with a harpoon.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, flat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun.
  • v. To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A missile weapon used in capturing whales and large fish, and either thrown by hand or fired from a gun. See harpoon-gun.
  • To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. spear with a harpoon
  • n. a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it
    • Verb Form
    harpooned    harpooning    harpoons   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    grab    catch    take hold of    fishgig    spear   
    Form
    harpooned    harpooning   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    strike    peg   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bethune    Boone    Calhoun    June    Karun   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    javelin    tomahawk    crossbow    spear    pike   
     
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