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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

bag, catch, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, foul, hook, land, lasso, mesh, nail, net, noose, rope, sack, snag, snare, sniggle, spear, take, tangle, tangle up with, trap

Dictionary Results for harpoon:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

harpoon
    n 1: a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used
         for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is
         attached to it
    v 1: spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Harpoon \Har*poon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harpooned
   (-p[=oo]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Harpooning.]
   To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Harpoon \Har*poon"\ (h[aum]r*p[=oo]n"), n. [F. harpon, LL.
   harpo, perh. of Ger. origin, fr. the harp; cf. F. harper to
   take and grasp strongly, harpe a dog's claw, harpin boathook
   (the sense of hook coming from the shape of the harp); but
   cf. also Gr. "a`rph the kite, sickle, and E. harpy. Cf.
   Harp.]
   A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as
   whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a
   broad, flat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is
   thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun.
   [1913 Webster]

   Harpoon fork, a kind of hayfork, consisting of a bar with
      hinged barbs at one end and a loop for a rope at the other
      end, used for lifting hay from the load by horse power.

   Harpoon gun, a gun used in the whale fishery for shooting
      the harpoon into a whale.
      [1913 Webster]

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