- 1[intransitive] spar (with somebody) to make the movements used in boxing, either in training or to test the speed of your opponent's reaction
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- 2[intransitive] spar (with somebody) to argue with someone, usually in a friendly way
spar
verbNAmE//spɑr//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they spar he / she / it spars
past simple sparred
-ing form sparring
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