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spur

8 definitions • 6 examples
1
to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster:

Examples:

Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth.
Spurred (on) by her early success, she went on to write four more novels in rapid succession.
2
to push spurs into the side of a horse to make it go faster:

Examples:

He spurred his horse on and shouted "Faster! Faster!"
3
a sharp, wheel-shaped metal object that is attached to the heel of boots worn by people riding horses and is used to encourage the horse to go faster
4
a high piece of land that sticks out from a mountain or a group of mountains
5
something that acts as an encouragement for an activity or development:

Examples:

The manager said that the team's win on Saturday would be a spur to even greater effort this season.
6
to encourage an activity or development, or to cause something to develop faster:

Examples:

The huge new factory spurred economic growth in the entire region.
7
a sharp metal object sticking out of a U-shaped device that is attached to the heel of a boot and used by a rider to encourage a horse to go faster
8
something that encourages an activity or development or makes it develop faster:

Examples:

The team's win on Saturday will be a spur to even greater effort this season.

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