spur
/spɜː/
Misollar
- I think tax cuts can spur growth.
- I try to spur you on to improve.
- I think that tax cuts can spur growth.
- More money for education will spur economic growth.
- I hope your words spur the people to action.
- He says things on the spur of the moment.
ot noun
- A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.
- A jab given with the spurs.
- Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does a horse.
- An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster.
fe’l verb
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To put spurs on.
to spur boots
- To prod (especially a horse) on the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.
- To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object
- To press forward; to travel in great haste.
Manbalar: Wiktionary (Free Dictionary API orqali), Datamuse, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), MyMemory.