"harpoon" meaning in All languages combined

See harpoon on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /hɑːrˈpuːn/ [US], /hɑːˈpuːn/ [UK] Audio: en-au-harpoon.ogg [Australia] Forms: harpoon [singular], harpoons [plural]
enPR: härpo͞onʹ [US], härpo͞onʹ [UK] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A harpoon is a type of spear that is attached to a rope.
    Sense id: simple-harpoon-en-noun-ol-Cj9HY

Verb [English]

IPA: /hɑːrˈpuːn/ [US], /hɑːˈpuːn/ [UK] Audio: en-au-harpoon.ogg [Australia] Forms: harpoon [canonical], harpoons [third-person, singular], harpooned [past], harpooned [past, participle], harpooning [present, participle]
enPR: härpo͞onʹ [US], härpo͞onʹ [UK] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you harpoon, you attack something using a harpoon.
    Sense id: simple-harpoon-en-verb-N0UvDy1n
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