Synonyms of the word sparring


SPARRINGARGUING - ARGUMENT - BOXING - CONTENTION - CONTESTATION - CONTROVERSY - DISCEPTATION - DISPUTATION - FISTICUFFS - PUGILISM - SPAR - TILT

sparring

  • n. The act of one who spars.
  • v. present participle of spar.

arguing

  • v. present participle of argue.
  • n. argument.

argument

  • n. A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
  • n. A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
  • n. A process of reasoning.
  • n. (philosophy, logic) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which…
  • n. (mathematics) The independent variable of a function.
  • n. (mathematics) The phase of a complex number.
  • n. (programming) A value, or reference to a value, passed to a function.
  • n. (programming) A parameter in a function definition; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
  • n. (linguistics) Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
  • n. (astronomy) The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends.
  • n. The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract…
  • n. Matter for question; business in hand.

boxing

  • v. present participle of box.
  • n. (sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists, the object being to score more…
  • n. Material used for making boxes or casing.
  • n. (construction) Casing.
  • n. (object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a…
  • v. present participle of box.

contention

  • n. argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
  • n. A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion…
  • n. (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.

contestation

  • n. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute.
  • n. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony.

controversy

  • n. A debate, discussion of opposing opinions; strife.

disceptation

  • n. (archaic) Controversy; disputation; discussion.

disputation

  • n. The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy…
  • n. A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.

fisticuffs

  • n. plural of fisticuff.
  • n. (plural only, informal) An impromptu fight with the fists, usually between only two people.
  • n. (plural only, sports, dated) Bare-knuckled boxing, a form of boxing done without boxing gloves or similar…

pugilism

  • n. fighting with fists, boxing.

spar

  • n. A rafter of a roof.
  • n. A thick pole or piece of wood.
  • n. (obsolete) A bar of wood used to fasten a door.
  • n. (nautical) A general term denoting any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.
  • n. (aeronautics) A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.
  • v. (obsolete or dialectal) to bolt, bar.
  • v. (transitive) To supply or equip (a vessel) with spars.
  • v. To fight, especially as practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat.
  • v. To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do.
  • v. To contest in words; to wrangle.
  • n. (mineralogy) Any of various microcrystalline minerals, of light, translucent, or transparent blee, which…
  • n. (mineralogy) Any crystal with no readily discernible faces.

tilt

  • v. (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
  • v. (jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
  • v. (intransitive) To be at an angle.
  • v. (transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
  • v. (transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
  • v. To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
  • v. (poker) To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck).
  • v. (photography) To move a camera vertically in a controlled way.
  • n. A slope or inclination. (uncountable).
  • n. A jousting contest. (countable).
  • n. A thrust, as with a lance.
  • n. (photography) The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
  • n. An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
  • n. A tilt hammer.
  • n. The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
  • n. A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
  • n. Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
  • v. (transitive) To cover with a tilt, or awning.

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