"upspear" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: upspears [present, singular, third-person], upspearing [participle, present], upspeared [participle, past], upspeared [past]
Etymology: up- + spear Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|spear}} up- + spear Head templates: {{en-verb}} upspear (third-person singular simple present upspears, present participle upspearing, simple past and past participle upspeared)
  1. (archaic, poetic, intransitive) To rise or point upward like spears. Tags: archaic, intransitive, poetic
    Sense id: en-upspear-en-verb-HVdT5PGh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

Inflected forms

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