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Qué (quién) es spur - definición
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Spurs; SPUR; Spurs (disambiguation)
spur
!["Rowel spur", ''circa'' 1400 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rowel_Spur_MET_DT760.jpg Metropolitan Museum of Art]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rowel Spur MET DT760.jpg?width=200 "\"Rowel spur\", ''circa'' 1400 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rowel_Spur_MET_DT760.jpg Metropolitan Museum of Art]")
I. n.
1.
Goad, prick, point, rowel.
2.
Incitement, stimulus, incentive, impulse, inducement, instigation, provocation, motive, fillip, whip, goad.
3.
Snag, point, knot, gnarl, knob, projection.
4.
Ergot, horn-seed, spurred rye.
5.
Branch, subordinate range (of mountains).
II. v. a.
1.
Prick (with the spur).
2.
Stimulate, incite, rouse, arouse, goad, induce, instigate, impel, urge forward, drive, animate.
III. v. n.
Prick, gallop, hasten, press forward, press on.
spur
I
n.
incentive, stimulus
1) a spur to
misc.
2) on the spur of the moment ('without planning')
II
v.
1) (D; tr.) to spur to (to spur smb. to action)
2) (H) what spurred her to do that?
spur
(spurs, spurring, spurred)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it.
It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats...
His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.
= urge
VERB: V n to-inf, V n to/into n/-ing
•
Their attitude, rather than reining him back, only seemed to spur Philip on...
Criticism can be of great use; we may not like it at the time, but it can spur us on to greater things.
PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V n P to n
2.
If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner. (JOURNALISM)
The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth...
VERB: V n
3.
Something that acts as a spur to something else encourages a person or organization to do that thing or makes it happen more quickly.
...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency...
N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N to n
4.
Spurs are small metal wheels with sharp points that are attached to the heels of a rider's boots. The rider uses them to make their horse go faster.
N-COUNT: usu pl
5.
The spur of a hill or mountain is a piece of ground which sticks out from its side.
N-COUNT
6.
If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand.
They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment...
PHRASE: PHR after v, PHR n
Wikipedia
Spur (disambiguation)
A spur is a metal instrument fastened to the heel of a horse rider.
Spur or Spurs may also refer to:
Ejemplos de uso de spur
1. Washington hopes Israel‘s pullout will spur peacemaking.
2. "This will spur activity unbelievably," he predicted.
3. We hope this will spur discussion, will spur interest." Besides pointing out deficiencies, the study also heralds programs that are elder–friendly.
4. Others decided to come at the spur of the moment.
5. Will the broadcast of Kuntar‘s homecoming celebrations spur Hamas on?