Play and Spar

Play

Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.

Spar and play are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spar" instead a verb "Play".

Spar

Spar verb - Furnish with spars.
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Synonyms for Spar

Play and spar are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Play" instead a verb "Spar".

Nearby Words: spare, sparred, sparring

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

time play time spar time

Both words in one sentence

  • The slaves couldn't spar to train for an eventual overthrow, but could play and dance, which they used to disguise the training.
  • Weapons Kitchen Sink Comes into play at points of Tales of MU in Callahan's class, Mixed Melee, in which the main character, variously armed with a dagger, a pitchfork, and a quarterstaff, has to spar against Gloria, a Knight Templar with a sword.
  • Literature / Tales of MU Weapons Kitchen Sink: Comes into play in Callahan's class, Mixed Melee, in which the main character, variously armed with a dagger, a pitchfork, and a quarterstaff, has to spar against Gloria, a Knight Templar with a sword.
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