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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spur1 /spɜr/USA pronunciation n., v., spurred, spur•ring. n. [countable] - aU-shaped device attached to the heel of a boot, having a pointed part that sticks out, used by a rider to urge a horse forward.
- something that forces one to action.
- Rail Transporta short track, road, or passage leading away from a main one, such as a siding for a train.
v. - to prick with or as if with a spur to urge (a horse) to keep moving or to go faster:[~ + object (+ on)]The sheriff spurred his horse (on) and rode quickly after the bandit.
- to incite (one) to take action: [~ + object (+ on) + to + verb]The insult spurred him (on) to retaliate.[~ + object + on]Your encouragement spurred him on and he later achieved even greater results.
Idioms- Idioms on the spur of the moment, [uncountable] suddenly;
impulsively;
without planning:On the spur of the moment he jumped up and delivered a fiery speech. - Idioms win one's spurs, to achieve distinction or success for the first time.
spurred, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spur1 (spûr),USA pronunciation n., v., spurred, spur•ring.
n. - aU-shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- anything that goads, impels, or urges, as to action, speed, or achievement.
- See climbing iron.
- Birds[Ornith.]a stiff, usually sharp, horny process on the leg of various birds, esp. the domestic rooster, or on the bend of the wing, as in jacanas and screamers.
- Pathologya bony projection or exostosis.
- Sporta sharp piercing or cutting instrument fastened to the leg of a gamecock in cockfighting;
gaff. - Geography[Physical Geog.]a ridge or line of elevation projecting from or subordinate to the main body of a mountain or mountain range.
- something that projects and resembles or suggests a gaff;
sharp projection. - a short or stunted branch or shoot, as of a tree.
- Printing[Typography.]a short, seriflike projection from the bottom of the short vertical stroke in the capital G in some fonts.
- Civil EngineeringSee wing dam.
- [Bot.]
- Botanya slender, usually hollow, projection from some part of a flower, as from the calyx of the larkspur or the corolla of the violet.
- Botanya short shoot bearing flowers, as in fruit trees.
- Architecture
- a short wooden brace, usually temporary, for strengthening a post or some other part.
- any offset from a wall, as a buttress.c. griffe2.
- Ceramicsa triangular support of refractory clay for an object being fired.
- Rail TransportSee spur track.
- on the spur of the moment, without deliberation;
impulsively;
suddenly:We headed for the beach on the spur of the moment. - win one's spurs, to achieve distinction or success for the first time;
prove one's ability or worth:Our team hasn't won its spurs yet.
v.t. - to prick with or as if with a spur or spurs;
incite or urge on:The rider spurred his mount ruthlessly. Appreciation spurs ambition. - Sportto strike or wound with the spur, as a gamecock.
- to furnish with spurs or a spur.
v.i. - to goad or urge one's horse with spurs or a spur;
ride quickly. - to proceed hurriedly;
press forward:We spurred onward through the night.
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English spure, Old English spura; cognate with Old High German sporo, Old Norse spori spur; akin to spurn; (verb, verbal) Middle English spuren, derivative of the noun, nominal
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged goad.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged incitement, stimulus, incentive, inducement, provocation, instigation.
- 18.See corresponding entry in Unabridged goad, provoke, stimulate, impel, inspire, induce, instigate.
- 18.See corresponding entry in Unabridged discourage.
spur2 (spûr),USA pronunciation n. [Papermaking.]- Printinga batch of newly made rag-paper sheets.
- origin, originally uncertain 1880–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spur /spɜː/ n - a pointed device or sharp spiked wheel fixed to the heel of a rider's boot to enable him to urge his horse on
- anything serving to urge or encourage: the increase in salary was a spur to their production
- a sharp horny projection from the leg just above the claws in male birds, such as the domestic cock
- a pointed process in any of various animals; calcar
- a tubular extension at the base of the corolla in flowers such as larkspur
- a short or stunted branch of a tree
- a ridge projecting laterally from a mountain or mountain range
- a wooden prop or a masonry reinforcing pier
- another name for groyne
- Also called: spur track a railway branch line or siding
- a short side road leading off a main road: a motorway spur
- a sharp cutting instrument attached to the leg of a gamecock
- on the spur of the moment ⇒ on impulse
- win one's spurs ⇒ to earn knighthood
- to prove one's ability; gain distinction
vb (spurs, spurring, spurred)- (transitive) to goad or urge with or as if with spurs
- (intransitive) to go or ride quickly; press on
- (transitive) to injure or strike with a spur
- (transitive) to provide with a spur or spurs
Etymology: Old English spura; related to Old Norse spori, Old High German sporo |