spurring (verb)

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• spur — /spɜ / (say sper) noun 1. a pointed device attached to a rider s boot heel, for goading a horse onwards, etc. 2. anything that goads, impels, or urges to action or speed. 3. something projecting, and resembling or suggesting a spur. 4. a sharp… …  

• spur — [[t]spɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ spurs, spurring, spurred 1) VERB If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it. [V n to inf] It s the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats... [V n to/into n/… …   English dictionary

• spur — I. noun Etymology: Middle English spure, from Old English spura; akin to Old English spurnan to kick more at spurn Date: before 12th century 1. a. a pointed device secured to a rider s heel and used to urge on the horse b. plural [from the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• spur — noun 1》 a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel, worn on a rider s heel for urging a horse forward. 2》 an incentive. 3》 a projection from a mountain or mountain range.     ↘Botany a slender tubular projection from the base of a flower, e.g …   English new terms dictionary

• spur — 1 noun (C) 1 a sharp pointed object on the heel of a rider s boot which is used to encourage a horse to go faster 2 a fact or event that makes you try harder to do something: Did your father s success act as a spur when you started in business? 3 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• spur — I UK [spɜː(r)] / US [spɜr] noun [countable] Word forms spur : singular spur plural spurs * 1) a) a metal object on the heel of a rider s boot that the rider presses into a horse s side to make it go faster b) a sharp curved part on the back of a… …   English dictionary