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Spur
spəː
Spur definitions
noun
spur
spurs
- a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward
- a horny spike on the back of the leg of a cock or male game bird, used in fighting
- a steel point fastened to the leg of a gamecock
- a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive
"wars act as a spur to practical invention"
- a projection from a mountain or mountain range
"it's an easy walk up the spur that leads to the summit"
- a short branch road or railway line
- a slender tubular projection from the base of a flower, e.g. a honeysuckle or orchid, typically containing nectar
- a short fruit-bearing side shoot
- a short pointed growth or process on a part of the body
- a small, single-pointed support for ceramic ware in a kiln
verb
spurs
spurring
spurred
spur
- urge (a horse) forward by digging one's spurs into its sides
"she spurred her horse towards the hedge"
- give an incentive or encouragement to (someone)
"her sons' passion for computer games spurred her on to set up a software business"
motivate inspire stimulate encourage spur (on) galvanize arouse rouse excite stir (up) fire fire with enthusiasm make enthusiastic fire the imagination of- promote the development of; stimulate
"governments cut interest rates to spur demand"
- prune in (a side shoot of a plant) so as to form a spur close to the stem
"spur back the lateral shoots"