ALL meanings of harpoon
har·poon
H h - noun harpoon spear used for killing whales 1
- transitive verb harpoon spear with a harpoon 1
- noun harpoon a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish. 1
- noun harpoon (initial capital letter) Military. a jet-powered, radar-guided U.S. Navy cruise missile with a high explosive warhead designed for use against surface ships and launchable from a surface vessel, submerged submarine, or aircraft. 1
- verb with object harpoon to strike, catch, or kill with or as if with a harpoon. 1
- noun harpoon A barbed spearlike missile attached to a long rope and thrown by hand or fired from a gun, used for catching whales and other large sea creatures. 1
- countable noun harpoon A harpoon is a long pointed weapon with a long rope attached to it, which is fired or thrown by people hunting whales or large sea fish. 0
- verb harpoon To harpoon a whale or large fish means to hit it with a harpoon. 0
- noun harpoon a barbed missile attached to a long cord and hurled or fired from a gun when hunting whales, etc 0
- noun harpoon (as modifier) 0
- verb harpoon to spear with or as if with a harpoon 0
- noun harpoon a barbed spear with a line attached to it, used for spearing whales or other large sea animals 0
- verb transitive harpoon to strike or catch with a harpoon 0