spur (verb)
1spur — /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… …
2Spur — Sf std. (8. Jh.), mhd. spür, spur f./n., ahd. spur n., mndd. spor, mndl. spor n Stammwort. Aus g. * spura n. Spur , auch in anord. spor, ae. spor n. Ableitung aus dem unter Sporn behandelten g. * spur na Vst. treten , also eigentlich Tritt .… …
3spur — (n.) O.E. spura, spora (related to spurnan to kick, see SPURN (Cf. spurn)), from P.Gmc. *spuron (Cf. O.N. spori, M.Du. spore, Du. spoor, O.H.G. sporo, Ger. Sporn spur ), from PIE *spere ankle ( …
4spur — ► 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. 4) Botany a slender tubular projection from the base of a flower. 5) a …
5spur-gall — spurˈ gall transitive verb (Shakespeare) To gall or wound with a spur • • • Main Entry: ↑spur …
6spur on — verb To spur. Initially spurred on by Sukarno himself, Indonesian women had participated actively in the national independence war …
7spur — [[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/… …
8spur — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on horse rider s boots … OF SPURS ▪ pair VERB + SPUR ▪ dig in, dig into sth ▪ He dug his spurs into the horse s flank. 2 encouragement …
9Spur — Fußspur; Schiene; Gleis; Fahrbahn; Trasse; Fahrweg; Schienenstrang; Fährte; Fußabdruck; Riefe; Hauch (von); …
10spur — 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 …
