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Meaning of
harpoon
in English
harpoon
us
/ˈhɛrpʊn/
uk
/ˈhɑːpuːn/
#common
Plural
harpoons
Past Tense
harpooned
Participle Verb
harpooning
Third Person Singular
harpoons
Definitions
Noun
a
barbed
spear
for
hunting
large
sea
animals
a
sharp
syringe
tip
for
penetrating
stoppers
;
medical
use
The
nurse
used
a
harpoon
to
puncture
the
rubber
stopper
of
the
medicine
vial
.
Verb
to
shoot
or
catch
with
a
harpoon
(
as
a
weapon
)
The
whaler
carefully
aimed
to
harpoon
the
whale
in
the
distance
.
