📖 WordNook

spur

noun
  1. a railway line connected to a trunk line
    branch line
  2. a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward
    “cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on”
    gad
  3. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
    urging
  4. tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
  5. any sharply pointed projection
    spine
verb
  1. goad with sharp protrusions on a rider's heel
    “I spurred my horse to make it go faster.”
  2. equip with spurs
    “spur horses”
  3. strike with a spur
  4. give heart or courage to
    goad
  5. incite or stimulate
    “The Academy was formed to spur research”