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Что (кто) такое spur - определение
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Spurs; SPUR; Spurs (disambiguation)
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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
Spur
·noun Ergotized rye or other grain.
II. Spur ·noun A Tern.
III. Spur ·noun Something that projects; a snag.
IV. Spur ·noun A Sparrow.
V. Spur ·add. ·noun A branch of a vein.
VI. Spur ·noun The short wooden buttress of a post.
VII. Spur ·vt To put spurs on; as, a spurred boot.
VIII. Spur ·noun One of the large or principal roots of a tree.
IX. Spur ·noun Any projecting appendage of a flower looking like a spur.
X. Spur ·add. ·noun The track of an animal, as an otter; a spoor.
XI. Spur ·noun That which goads to action; an Incitement.
XII. Spur ·noun A wall that crosses a part of a rampart and joins to an inner wall.
XIII. Spur ·noun A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut.
XIV. Spur ·vt To prick with spurs; to incite to a more hasty pace; to urge or goad; as, to spur a horse.
XV. Spur ·noun A curved piece of timber serving as a half to support the deck where a whole beam can not be placed.
XVI. Spur ·noun A piece of timber fixed on the bilge ways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side.
XVII. Spur ·vi To spur on one' horse; to travel with great expedition; to Hasten; hence, to press forward in any pursuit.
XVIII. Spur ·noun 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.
XIX. Spur ·noun 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.
XX. Spur ·noun 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.
XXI. Spur ·noun 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.
XXII. Spur ·noun 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.
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spur
¦ noun
1. a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel, worn on a rider's heel for urging a horse forward.
2. an incentive.
3. a projection from a mountain or mountain range.
Botany a slender tubular projection from the base of a flower, e.g. an orchid, typically containing nectar.
a short fruit-bearing side shoot.
a horny spike on the back of the leg of a cock or male game bird.
4. a short branch road or railway line.
5. a small support for ceramic ware in a kiln.
¦ verb (spurs, spurring, spurred)
1. urge (a horse) forward with spurs.
2. (often spur someone on) encourage; give an incentive to.
3. prune in (a side shoot) so as to form a spur close to the stem.
Phrases
on the spur of the moment on a momentary impulse.
Derivatives
spurless adjective
spurred adjective
Origin
OE spora, spura, of Gmc origin; related to spurn.
Spur (botany)
BOTANICAL TERM FOR A SLENDER, TUBULAR APPENDAGE EXTENDING BACKWARD FROM THE BASE OF A SEPAL OR PETAL
Spur (biology)
The botanical term “spur” is given to outgrowths of tissue on different plant organs. The most common usage of the term in botany refers to nectar spurs in flowers.
Spur (zoology)
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![The [[calcaneus]] spur found on the male [[platypus]]' hind limb is used to deliver venom.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Platypus spur.JPG?width=200 "The [[calcaneus]] spur found on the male [[platypus]]' hind limb is used to deliver venom.")
ANATOMICAL TERM FOR AN OUTGROWTH OF BONE COVERED IN A SHEATH OF HORN
A spur is an outgrowth of bone covered in a sheath of horn found in various anatomical locations in some animals. Unlike claws or nails, which grow from the tip of the toes, spurs form from other parts of the foot, usually in connection with joints where the toes meet the foot or the foot meets the long bones.
Spur (chemistry)
A spur or track in radiation chemistry is a region of high concentration of chemical products after ionizing radiation passes through. The spur model, proposed by Samuel and Magee in 1953, describes the kinetic behavior of reaction spurs involving one type of radicals in a diffusion-driven environment.
Википедия
Spur (disambiguation)
A spur is a metal instrument fastened to the heel of a horse rider.
Spur or Spurs may also refer to:
