spur
spur
spɜr
spēr
/spˈɜː/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "spur"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāϰ, āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻž

a pointed extension of bone that grows from the leg or foot and is used for defense, mating rituals, or establishing dominance within a social group
spur definition and meaning
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āωāĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāύāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖāĻž

a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
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āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāϰ, āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖāĻž

a small metal tool worn on the rider's heel that is used to give subtle commands to a horse
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Every equestrian must use spurs with care and skill to avoid discomfort for the horse.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāϏāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•

a short railway track branching off from a main line, typically leading to a specific facility
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He followed the spur to reach the warehouse.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϗ⧁āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž āϞāĻžāχāύ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāϰ, āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻĢ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧋āϞāĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ

tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
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āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāϰ, āϤ⧀āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ

any sharply pointed projection
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āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to give someone encouragement or motivation
Ditransitive: to spur sb to do sth
to spur definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Recognition for hard work can spur employees to continue putting in their best.
āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏ⧇āϰāĻžāϟāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to encourage or stimulate an action
Transitive: to spur an action or interest
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new policy was designed to spur innovation in the tech industry.
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āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to urge a horse forward by pressing spurs into its sides
Transitive: to spur a horse
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cowboy spurred his horse to catch up with the herd.
āĻ•āĻžāωāĻŦāϝāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϤāĻžāϞ āĻŽā§‡āϞāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāϰ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧋, āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāϰ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧋

to attach spurs to a horse rider's boots in preparation for riding
Transitive: to spur shoes
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She spurred her shoes with custom-made spurs for the horse competition.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŽ-āĻŽā§‡āĻĄ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϜ⧁āϤ⧋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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