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sparring partner

noun

Definition of sparring partner

1 : someone who helps a boxer practice : someone a boxer spars with for training
2 : a person that someone has serious but friendly arguments with
  • They have been political sparring partners for years.

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spar play sparring

  1. : a stout pole

  2. : a stout rounded usually wood or metal piece (such as a mast, boom, gaff, or yard) used to support rigging

  3. : any of the main longitudinal members of the wing of an airplane that carry the ribs

  1. : box

  2. : to engage in a practice or exhibition bout of boxing

  3. : skirmish, wrangle

  1. : a movement of offense or defense in boxing

  2. : a sparring match or session

  1. : any of various nonmetallic usually cleavable and lustrous minerals

  1. : a member of the women's reserve of the U.S. Coast Guard

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partner play

  1. : one that shares : partaker

  2. : one associated with another especially in an action : associate, colleague

  3. : either of two persons who dance together

  1. : to join or associate with another as partner

  2. : to provide with a partner

  3. : to join as a partner

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