Spur - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- any sharply pointed projection (syn: spine)
- tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
- a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward (syn: gad)
verb
- strike with a spur
- goad with spurs
Extra examples
...the threat of losing its only sports franchise was the spur the city council needed to finally do something about the rising crime rate...
...a weak wall that might need a spur...
The reward spurred them to work harder.
Lower interest rates should spur economic growth.
He spurred the horse onward.
The horse was tired, but the rider spurred him on and reached the post first.
Even a small success would spur me on to greater effort.
It provided the spur to further research.
The crowd's reaction only acted as a spur.
The band were spurred on by the success of their last two singles.
His misfortunes spurred him to write.
It was an article in the local newspaper which finally spurred him into action.
Lower taxes would spur investment and help economic growth.
The Academy was formed to spur research
...had a freakish roommate in college who once decided to drive all the way to Canada on the spur of the moment...
Word forms
I/you/we/they: spur
he/she/it: spurs
present participle: spurring
past tense: spurred
past participle: spurred
singular: spur
plural: spurs
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