Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun harpoon

1 sense of harpoon

Sense 1
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)
       => spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance -- (an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb harpoon

1 sense of harpoon

Sense 1
harpoon -- (spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales")
       => catch, grab, take hold of -- (take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!")