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English to English noun
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a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something |  | Example: the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves
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any sharply pointed projection | | source: wordnet30
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tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers | | source: wordnet30
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a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward | | Example: cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on
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a railway line connected to a trunk line | | source: wordnet30
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A sparrow. | | source: webster1913
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An implement secured to the heel, or above the heel, of a horseman, to urge the horse by its pressure. Modern spurs have a small wheel, or rowel, with short points. Spurs were the badge of knighthood. | | source: webster1913
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A branch of a vein. | | source: webster1913
verb
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incite or stimulate | | Example: The Academy was formed to spur research
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give heart or courage to | | source: wordnet30
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strike with a spur | | source: wordnet30
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goad with spurs | | Example: the rider spurred his horse
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equip with spurs | | Example: spur horses
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To prick with spurs; to incite to a more hasty pace; to urge or goad; as, to spur a horse. | | source: webster1913
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To spur on one' horse; to travel with great expedition; to hasten; hence, to press forward in any pursuit. | | source: webster1913
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