Definition of spearhead in English:

spearhead

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noun

1The point of a spear.
‘Soon it was literally raining spearheads on the assassin.’
- ‘On both ends, two spearheads locked themselves into position.’
- ‘Now, several dozen spearheads were poked into their faces and ready to skewer the two if need be.’
- ‘Shakily their spearheads faced the forest as gradually a low pounding noise grew.’
- ‘There are a few spearheads of non Anglo-Saxon type that cannot be dated to the Iron Age or Roman periods.’
- ‘We're going to penetrate the spearhead and take on the command center.’
- ‘His body spun round in the air gracefully and he brought the spearhead round quickly.’
- ‘It was a curious design, like a shortened, blunt spearhead hung upside down.’
- ‘From the top, a long, razor-sharp, spearhead fired and clicked into place.’
spear tip, spear point
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1. 1.1An individual or group chosen to lead an attack or movement.
  ‘she became the spearhead of a health education program’
  ‘They are soon to be attacked by a spearhead of warriors from enemy tribes and she is swimming for reinforcements.’
  ‘The current spearhead of musical extremism can be found in the metal scene..’
  ‘The spearhead of opposition was the Board of Transportation.’
  ‘Now this generation has seen the spearhead of reforms since 1998.’
  ‘The spearhead of the force was a mixture of exiles and drafted French prisoners.’
  ‘The Society became the spearhead of the Counter-Reformation, though originally intended as a missionary order.’
  ‘Our society holds up invention as the spearhead of progress.’
  leader, leaders, driving force
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Pronunciation

spearhead

/ˈspirˌ(h)ed/ /ˈspɪrˌ(h)ɛd/

transitive verb

[with object]

Lead (an attack or movement)
‘he's spearheading a campaign to reduce the number of accidents at work’
- ‘Helen Clark has spearheaded the anti-smoking movement since the 1980s.’
- ‘The World Health Organization is spearheading a movement to include GI ratings on food labels.’
- ‘Pam Traylor of the Clay Historical Committee is spearheading the movement.’
- ‘He was part of combat team that spearheaded the allied invasion of France.’
- ‘Labour MP Tony Wright, is spearheading a campaign to examine the structure and constitutional role of the monarchy.’
- ‘This move is spearheaded by Ms Wilson.’
- ‘Dom Phillips meets the brash young star who is spearheading a whole new type of music’
- ‘There are plenty of complaints in the UK spearheaded by the Electoral Reform Society.’
- ‘The attorney general has spearheaded this effort.’
- ‘The group spearheaded a massive search effort for Peggy.’
- ‘In August, he spearheaded the Chinese national team in the Olympics.’
- ‘It spearheaded conferences about interface design and business-design case studies.’
- ‘The idea was formulated and spearheaded by Mr Middleton.’
- ‘A sharp upturn in the housing market is spearheading the urban recovery.’
- ‘In 1891, family and friends spearheaded a restoration campaign for Chasseriau's frescos.’
- ‘His firm was part of a team that was spearheading business networking in the Southern African Development Community region.’
- ‘She is not spearheading a literary revolution.’
- ‘He and five others are spearheading our research.’
- ‘He has done considerable work in spearheading the party's bid to get back into power after the next general election.’
- ‘Mr Nzowa commended the private sector for spearheading the project.’
lead, head, front, be the driving force behind
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