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Noun harpoon has 1 sense

harpoon - a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it
--₁ is a kind of spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance
--₁ is a member of
fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig
--₁ has part: fluke; harpoon line
Derived form: verb harpoon₁

Verb harpoon has 1 sense

harpoon - spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales"
--₁ is one way to catch, grab, take hold of

Derived forms: noun harpooner₁, noun harpoon₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something