harpoon
A sharp tip within a disposable syringe, used to penetrate the stopper.
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Big ol' harpoon sized needle at the docs. That calls for cake, right?
If you ever wanted to see Stephen Root kill a sea hag with a harpoon then #WidowsBay is the show for you.
100% this! Naval warfare has changed so much from when I was playing Harpoon back in ‘87.
Sometimes the school day ends and you realize someone has left their harpoon in your classroom.
Outfitting my Project Soda Steal device to a harpoon...
Definitions
A sharp tip within a disposable syringe, used to penetrate the stopper.
I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana.
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A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana.
"harpoon" means: A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.. It carries a violent or aggressive reference, so it is worth noting the context. In most cases the word is used jokingly or for emphasis rather than as a sign of real intent. A calm question about where it was heard is usually all that is needed; pay more attention to behaviour and tone than to the word itself.
"harpoon" means: A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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(slang) A harmonica.
I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana.
“Big ol' harpoon sized needle at the docs. That calls for cake, right?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“If you ever wanted to see Stephen Root kill a sea hag with a harpoon then #WidowsBay is the show for you.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“100% this! Naval warfare has changed so much from when I was playing Harpoon back in ‘87.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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