See Also: Spear(medicine)
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moderation (oh) and spear(6) (iou)


moderation (oh)



in moderation
if you do something in moderation, such as drinking alcohol or eating certain foods, you do not do it too much
-opposite to excess to excess
::Some people think drinking in moderation can prevent heart disease.
formal control of your behaviour, so that you keep your actions, feelings, habits etc within reasonable limits
moderation in
::Moderation in diet is the way to good Health.
::He encouraged moderation and toleration on religious issues.
formal reduction in force, degree, speed etc

spear(6) (iou)



spear verb2. LME.
[from SPEAR noun1.]
I. verb trans.
Pierce or strike with a spear or Other pointed object. LME.
E. Bowen She took her fork up, speared the eclair, and watched the cream ooze forth. G. Swift My ancestors were water people. They speared fish and netted ducks. fig.: S. Keyes A stormy day, a granite peak Spearing the sky.
Cause to move like a spear; spearhead (an attack etc.). E20.
Dismiss from Employment. Cf. SPEAR noun1 2b. Austral. slang. E20.
Beg; obtain by begging. US slang. E20.
II. verb intrans. rare.
Rise up like a spear. E19.
Clive James The plane went spearing up through the heat-wobble.
Move like a spear. M20.