span in Hindi हिन्दी
span in Kashmiri कॉशुर
span in Sindhi سنڌي
span in Telugu తెలుగు
span in English
- span⇄noun a pair of horses, mules, or other draft animals harnessed and driven together.
Ex. ... comfortable carry-alls drawn by steady spans (Booth Tarkington). - span⇄noun 1a. the part between two supports.
Ex. The bridge crossed the river in three spans.
b. the distance between two supports.
Ex. The arch had a fifty-foot span.
2. (Figurative.) a space of time.
Ex. This pupil has a shor - span⇄span (1), noun, verb, spanned,spanning.
- span⇄span (2), noun, verb, spanned,spanning.
- span⇄span (3), verb.
(Archaic.) a past tense of spin.
Ex. When Adam delved, and Eve span, who was then a gentleman? (John Ball). - span⇄v.t. to harness (horses or other draft animals) to a vehicle.
- span⇄v.t. 1. to extend over or across.
Ex. A bridge spanned the river.
2. to measure by the hand spread out.
Ex. This post can be spanned by one's two hands.
3. to encircle or encompass (as the waist or wrist) with the hand or hands.