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spar vs fisticuffs

fisticuffs vs spar

spar and fisticuffs both are nouns.

spar is a verb but fisticuffs is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spar Yes No Yes No
fisticuffs Yes No No No
As nouns, fisticuffs is a hypernym of spar; that is, fisticuffs is a word with a broader meaning than spar:
  • spar: making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
  • fisticuffs: fighting with the fists
Other hypernyms of spar include boxing, pugilism.
spar (noun) fisticuffs (noun)
making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer fighting with the fists
a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging a fight with bare fists
any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
spar (verb) fisticuffs (verb)
fight verbally
box lightly
fight with spurs
furnish with spars
Difference between spar and fisticuffs

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