Definitions for SPUR
spɜrspur

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurringnoun

   a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

   "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"

2. spur, spine, acanthanoun

   any sharply pointed projection

3. spurnoun

   tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers

4. spur, gadnoun

   a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward

   "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on"

5. branch line, spur track, spurverb

   a railway line connected to a trunk line

6. spurverb

   incite or stimulate

   "The Academy was formed to spur research"

7. spur, goadverb

   give heart or courage to

8. spurverb

   strike with a spur

9. spurverb

   goad with spurs

   "the rider spurred his horse"

10. spurverb

    equip with spurs

    "spur horses"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spurnoun

   A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.

2. spurnoun

   Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does to a horse.

3. spurnoun

   An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster.

4. spurnoun

   Any protruding part connected at one end, for instance a highway that extends from another highway into a city.

5. spurnoun

   Roots, tree roots.

6. spurverb

   To prod (especially a horse) in the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.

7. spurverb

   To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive.

8. spurverb

   To put spurs on; as, a spurred boot.

9. Spurnoun

   someone connected with Tottenham Hotspur FC, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SPURnoun

   Etymology: spura , Sax. spore, Danish, Islandick, and Dutch; esperon, French.

   1. A sharp point fixed in the rider’s heel, with which he pricks his horse to drive him forward.

   He borrowing that homely armour for want of a better, had come upon the spur to redeem Philoclea’s picture. Philip Sidney.

   Whether the body politick be
   A horse whereon the governour doth ride,
   Who, newly in the seat, that it may know
   He can command it, lets it straight feel the spur. William Shakespeare.

   He presently set spurs to his horse, and departed with the rest of the company. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

   Was I for this entitled, sir,
   And girt with rusty sword and spur,
   For fame and honour to wage battle? Hudibras.

   2. Incitement; instigation.

   Seeing then that nothing can move, unless there be some end, the desire whereof provoketh unto motion, how should that divine power of the soul, that spirit of our mind, ever stir itself into action, unless it have also the like spur? Richard Hooker.

   What need we any spur, but our own cause,
   To prick us to redress? William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

   His laws are deep, and not vulgar; not made upon the spur of a particular occasion, but out of providence of the future, to make his people more and more happy. Francis Bacon.

   Reward is the spur of virtue in all good arts, all laudable attempts; and emulation, which is the other spur, will never be wanting, when particular rewards are proposed. Dryden.

   The chief, if not only, spur to human industry and action, is uneasiness. John Locke.

   The former may be a spur to the latter, ’till age makes him in love with the study, without any childish bait. George Cheyne.

   3. A stimulus; a prick; any thing that galls and teazes.

   Grief and patience, rooted in him both,
   Mingle their spurs together. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   4. The sharp points on the legs of a cock with which he fights.

   Of birds the bill is of like matter with the teeth: as for their spur, it is but a nail. Francis Bacon.

   Animals have natural weapons to defend and offend; some talons, some claws, some spurs and beaks. John Ray.

   5. Any thing standing out; a snag.

   The strong bas’d promontory
   Have I made shake, and pluckt up by the spurs
   The pine and cedar. William Shakespeare.

2. To Spurverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To prick with the spur; to drive with the spur.

   My friend, who always takes care to cure his horse of starting fits, spurred him up to the very side of the coach. Addison.

   Your father, when he mounted,
   Rein’d ’em in strongly, and he spurr’d them hard. Dryden.

   Who would be at the trouble of learning, when he finds his ignorance is caressed? But when you brow-beat and maul them, you make them men; for though they have no natural mettle, yet, if they are spurred and kicked, they will mend their pace. Jeremy Collier, on Pride.

   2. To instigate; to incite; to urge forward.

   Lovers break not hours,
   Unless it be to come before their time:
   So much they spur their expedition. William Shakespeare.

   Let the awe he has got upon their minds be so tempered with the marks of good-will, that affection may spur them to their duty. John Locke.

   3. To drive by force.

   Love will not be spurr’d to what it loaths. William Shakespeare.

3. To Spurverb

   1. To travel with great expedition.

   With backward bows the Parthians shall be there,
   And, spurring from the fight, confess their fear:
   A double wreath shall crown our Cæsar’s brows. Dryden.

   2. To press forward.

   Ascanius took th’ alarm, while yet he led,
   And spurring on, his equals soon o’erpass’d. John Dryden, Æn.

   Some bold men, though they begin with infinite ignorance and errour, yet, by spurring on, refine themselves. Nehemiah Grew.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spur

   A spur is a metal tool designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of riding boots for the purpose of directing a horse or other animal to move forward or laterally while riding. It is usually used to refine the riding aids (commands) and to back up the natural aids (the leg, seat, hands, and voice). The spur is used in many equestrian disciplines. Most equestrian organizations have rules in about spur design and use and penalties for using spurs in any manner that constitutes animal abuse.

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1. spur

   A spur is a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward. In a broader context, it also refers to something that prompts or encourages an action, or a projection or branch extending outwards from a main structure or area.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spurnoun

   a sparrow

2. Spurnoun

   a tern

3. Spurnoun

   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

4. Spurnoun

   that which goads to action; an incitement

5. Spurnoun

   something that projects; a snag

6. Spurnoun

   one of the large or principal roots of a tree

7. Spurnoun

   any stiff, sharp spine, as on the wings and legs of certain burds, on the legs of insects, etc.; especially, the spine on a cock's leg

8. Spurnoun

   a mountain that shoots from any other mountain, or range of mountains, and extends to some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles

9. Spurnoun

   a spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale, to strip off the blubber

10. Spurnoun

    a brace strengthening a post and some connected part, as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut

11. Spurnoun

    the short wooden buttress of a post

12. Spurnoun

    a projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to a nearly square form. It is generally carved in leafage

13. Spurnoun

    any projecting appendage of a flower looking like a spur

14. Spurnoun

    ergotized rye or other grain

15. Spurnoun

    a wall that crosses a part of a rampart and joins to an inner wall

16. Spurnoun

    a piece of timber fixed on the bilge ways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side

17. Spurnoun

    a curved piece of timber serving as a half to support the deck where a whole beam can not be placed

18. Spurverb

    to prick with spurs; to incite to a more hasty pace; to urge or goad; as, to spur a horse

19. Spurverb

    to urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive

20. Spurverb

    to put spurs on; as, a spurred boot

21. Spurverb

    to spur on one' horse; to travel with great expedition; to hasten; hence, to press forward in any pursuit

22. Etymology: [See Sparrow.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spur

   Spur is a city in Dickens County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,088. On October 9, 2009, Spur celebrated its centennial with the dedication of a Giant Spur sculpture. The Giant Spur was built by local welder John Grusendorf. The event, sponsored by the Dickens County Historical Commission, was held at Dyess Park off U.S. Highway 70.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spur

   spur, n. an instrument on a horseman's heels, with sharp points for goading the horse: that which goads or instigates: something projecting: the hard projection on a cock's leg: a small range of mountains extending laterally from a larger range.—v.t. to urge on with spurs: to urge onward: to impel: to put spurs on.—v.i. to press forward: to travel in great haste:—pr.p. spur′ring; pa.t. and pa.p. spurred.—v.t. Spur′-gall (Shak.), to gall or wound with a spur.—ns. Spur′-gear, -gear′ing, gearing in which spur-wheels are used.—adj. Spur′-heeled, having a long straight hind-claw.—n. Spur′-leath′er, the strap by which the spur is fastened to the foot.—p.adj. Spurred, wearing spurs: having shoots like spurs: affected with ergot, as rye.—ns. Spur′rer, one who, or that which, spurs; Spur′rier, one who makes spurs; Spur′-roy′al, an ancient English coin, worth fifteen shillings, so called from having a star on one side resembling the rowel of a spur; Spur′-way, a bridle-road; Spur′-whang=Spur-leather; Spur′-wheel (mech.), a wheel with the cogs on the face of the edge like a spur.—adj. Spur′-winged, with a horny spur on the pinion, as with the plovers, &c. [A.S. spora; Ice. spori, Ger. sporn.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spur

   A projecting portion of a cliff. In fortification, spurs are walls that cross a part of the rampart and join to the town-wall. Also, in a sheer-hulk, the same as sprit (which see).

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spur

   An apparatus fastened to the heel of a horseman, for goading the horse. It is much less used than formerly. All cavalry soldiers wear spurs; but their use, except in the heat of an actual charge, is discouraged as much as possible. In the days of chivalry, the use of the spur was limited to knights, and it was among the emblems of knighthood. To win his spurs, was for a young man to earn knighthood by gallant conduct. The degradation of a knight involved the hacking off of his spurs; and the serving before a knight of a pair of spurs on a dish, was a strong hint by his host that he had outstayed his welcome.

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1. SPUR

   What does SPUR stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SPUR acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spur

   a short, stiff, generally blunt process and usually not articulated at its base: in the plural refers to paired spiniform processes at or near the end of tibia:.

Matched Categories

1. • Encourage
   • Encouragement
   • Equip
   • Goad
   • Plant Process
   • Projection
   • Promote
   • Strike

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SPUR' in Nouns Frequency: #2780

How to pronounce SPUR?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SPUR in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SPUR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of SPUR in a Sentence

1. Francis Quarles:

   Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

2. Tom Buschatzke:

   In some cases, it may spur opposition or even litigation, instead, let us accelerate our discussions in the basin for a collaborative consensus-based outcome.

3. Marko Yang:

   The Chinese market is huge, there are many users and they have many demands, and solving their demands will result in many apps, products, and when this happens it will, from the periphery, create a core ecosystem, and the Chinese market will go on to spur the overseas market.

4. Scott Minerd:

   The ongoing market turmoil puts further rate hikes by the Federal Reserve on hold and increases pressure on China to make radical adjustments, such as a rapid devaluation of the yuan to spur growth in domestic export industries, while these policy moves are likely to cause violent swings in prices for risk assets, it could accelerate global rebalancing, allowing growth to stabilize while buying more time for an orderly restructuring of global debts.

5. Susan Yox:

   Nursing is a very difficult and demanding career choice – long hours, weekend and holiday work, and most importantly, the need to provide hands-on care to people at their most vulnerable times in life – often when they are injured, ill, in pain or dying, we hope this survey will begin to foster dialogue about the reasons for nursing dissatisfaction and burnout and spur changes where needed.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SPUR
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spur
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SPUR
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spur
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SPUR
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SPUR
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SPUR
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=SPUR
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Entomology
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=SPUR