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   spur

   /spər/

   noun

   • 1. 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 hard spike on the back of the leg of a rooster or male game bird, used in fighting.
   • ▪ a steel point fastened to the leg of a gamecock.
   • 2. a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive: "profit was both the spur and the reward of enterprise" Similar stimulusincentiveencouragementstimulantstimulationinducementimpetusprodpromptincitementgoadfillipmotivemotivationinformal:kick up the backsideshot in the armOpposite disincentivediscouragement
   • 3. 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 rail 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.

   verb

   • 1. urge (a horse) forward by digging one's spurs into its sides: "she spurred her horse towards the hedge"
   • 2. give an incentive or encouragement to (someone): "her sons' passion for computer games spurred her on to set up a software business"
   • ▪ promote the development of; stimulate: "governments cut interest rates to spur demand"
   • 3. prune in (a side shoot of a plant) so as to form a spur close to the stem: "spur back the lateral shoots"

   Word Origin Old Englishspora, spura, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch spoor and German Sporn, also to spurn.

   Derivatives

   • 1. spurless adjective

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   1. a. : a pointed device secured to a rider's heel and used to urge on the horse. b. spurs plural [from the acquisition of spurs by a person achieving knighthood] : recognition and reward for achievement. won his academic spurs as the holder of a chair in a university James Mountford. 2. : a goad to action : stimulus. 3.

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   SPUR definition: 1. to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster: 2. to push spurs into the…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPUR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. a pointed device or sharp spiked wheel fixed to the heel of a rider's boot to enable him or her to urge the horse on. 2. anything serving to urge or encourage.

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   Spur definition: a U-shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a riding boot and has a blunt or pointed metal part projecting from the back. See examples of SPUR used in a sentence.

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   SPUR meaning: 1. to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster: 2. to push spurs into the…. Learn more.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishspur noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of spur noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   noun. a railway line connected to a trunk line. synonyms: branch line, spur track. see more. verb. strike with a spur. see more. verb. goad with spurs. “the rider spurred his horse” see more. verb. equip with spurs.

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   spur. (spûr) n. 1. A short spike or spiked wheel that attaches to the heel of a rider's boot and is used to urge a horse forward. 2. An incentive: a spur to action. 3. A spurlike attachment or projection, as: a. A spinelike process on the leg of some birds. b. A climbing iron; a crampon. c. A gaff attached to the leg of a gamecock. d.

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    To stimulate, encourage, or incite someone or something to take action or to move forward. "A single success can spur a lifetime of creativity." Detailed meaning of spur. It entails providing motivation, inspiration, or a sense of urgency to prompt or propel a person or entity into action.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of spur – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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    SPUR definition: 1. to encourage someone to do something or something to happen: 2. a sharp, pointed piece of metal…. Learn more.