sparring : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sparring	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sparring
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sparring n an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer Synonym(s): spar, sparring
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spar \Spar\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sparred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sparring}.] [Of uncertain origin; cf. OF. esparer to kick, F. [82]parer, or Icel. sperra to stretch out the legs, to struggle.] 1. To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do. 2. To use the fists and arms scientifically in attack or defense; to contend or combat with the fists, as for exercise or amusement; to box. Made believe to spar at Paul with great science. --Dickens. 3. To contest in words; to wrangle. [Colloq.]