spear

1. 1 :  to pierce, strike, or take with or as if with a spear <spear salmon> <speared a chop from the platter>

2. 2 :  to catch (as a baseball) with a sudden thrust of the arm

3. intransitive verb

4. :  to thrust at or wound something with or as if with a spear

1. :  paternal 3 <the spear side of the family> — compare distaff

of a plant

1. :  to thrust a spear upward

1. :  a usually young blade, shoot, or sprout (as of grass)

1. 1 :  a weapon with a long straight handle and sharp head or blade used for throwing or jabbing

2. 2 :  an instrument with a sharp point and curved hooks used in stabbing fish

1. :  to strike or pierce with or as if with a spear

1. :  a usually young blade or sprout (as of grass)