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Synonyms for spur
spɜrspur
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Princeton's WordNet
goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurringnoun
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
"the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
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spur track, goading, spurring, prod, prodding, gad, importunity, urgency, urging, goad, acantha, spine, branch linespur, spine, acanthanoun
any sharply pointed projection
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gad, prod, sticker, spikelet, goading, urging, prickle, pricker, spine, thorn, spurring, spinal column, back, branch line, backbone, acantha, spur track, rachis, prodding, goad, vertebral columnspurnoun
tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
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spur track, goading, spurring, prod, prodding, gad, spine, urging, acantha, branch line, goadspur, gadnoun
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"
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generalized anxiety disorder, spur track, goading, spurring, prod, prodding, gad, spine, urging, acantha, branch line, goad, anxiety reactionbranch line, spur track, spurverb
a railway line connected to a trunk line
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spur track, goading, spurring, prod, goad, gad, spine, urging, acantha, prodding, branch linespurverb
incite or stimulate
"The Academy was formed to spur research"
Synonyms:
goadspur, goadverb
give heart or courage to
spurverb
strike with a spur
Synonyms:
goadspurverb
goad with spurs
"the rider spurred his horse"
Synonyms:
goadspurverb
equip with spurs
"spur horses"
Synonyms:
goad
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Editors Contribution
actuate
anything that pushes someone or something forward
her mother's motivational talk spurred her daughter to endure high school.
Submitted by rinat on June 1, 2017
Dictionary of English Synonymes
spurnoun
spurnoun
Synonyms:
incitement, stimulus, incentive, impulse, inducement, instigation, provocation, motivespurnoun
spurnoun
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ergot, horn-seed, spurred ryespurverb
Synonyms:
prick (with the spur)spurverb
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stimulate, incite, rouse, arouse, goad, induce, instigate, impel, urge forward, drivespurverb
Synonyms:
prick, gallop, hasten, press forward, press on
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
spurnoun
Synonyms:
rowel, goad, prick, snag, projection, incitement, stimulus, goad, incentive, instigation, impetus, provocation, spine (on a cock's leg)spurverb
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SPUR
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #103 | back | |
| #3433 | encourage | |
| #4894 | boost | |
| #7212 | incentive | |
| #8323 | sticker | |
| #9233 | needle | |
| #9608 | spine | |
| #9689 | ips | |
| #9811 | urge | |
| #10285 | spike | |
| #12576 | prod | |
| #12747 | stimulate | |
| #14066 | backbone | |
| #16030 | stimulus | |
| #16157 | urgency | |
| #16720 | spur | |
| #18084 | urging | |
| #21418 | thorn | |
| #22393 | epi | |
| #28087 | prick | |
| #28744 | talon | |
| #35757 | gad | |
| #42683 | incite | |
| #63896 | goad | |
| #73233 | prodding | |
| #76428 | instigate | |
| #81007 | spurring | |
| #108145 | impel | |
| #147890 | spikelet | |
| #152228 | galvanise | |
| #181895 | rachis | |
| #184250 | prickle | |
| #190419 | goading | |
| #239372 | importunity |
How to use spur in a sentence?
With the vaccine now coming in across most countries, the significant negative impact of COVID-19 is gradually going to fade away. Various government initiatives taken over the last year to spur growth will eventually bear fruit in 2021.
The first major overhaul of our tax code since 1986, this legislation will provide tax relief to working families, encourage the creation of jobs right here in America and spur economic growth that will benefit all Americans.
The Sheriff’s Office says the effort will allow residents to feel the shelters are safe and spur more turnout.
This is not the message we need to be sending out with a disaster upon us. the Sheriff’s Office says the effort will allow residents to feel the shelters are safe and spur more turnout.
Our apps have long been focused on giving people transparency and control and this gives us a very good foundation to meet all the requirements of the GDPR and to spur us on to continue investing in products and in educational tools to protect privacy.
Translations for spur
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- esperonar, esperóCatalan, Valencian
- ostruhaCzech
- sporeDanish
- Sporn, anspornen, AnspornGerman
- sproni, spronoEsperanto
- prolongación, conexión, espolonear, acicate, incentivar, incitar, motivar, alcurnia, espuela, incentivo, animar, espolear, espolón, acicatear, extensión, estimularSpanish
- kannustaa, yllyttää, kannustin, kannusFinnish
- éperon, éperonner, ergotFrench
- sarkantyúHungarian
- խթանArmenian
- memacuIndonesian
- sprono, diramazione, stimolare, incitare, pungolare, sporgenza, montare gli speroni, incoraggiare, sperone, instigare, propaggini, protuberanza, spronare, divaricazioneItalian
- 拍車をかける, 行動, 刺激, 突く, 拍車Japanese
- kipa, taumutuMāori
- taji, pacuMalay
- aansporen, bewegen, spoor, aanmoedigenDutch
- utforskNorwegian
- ostrogaPolish
- estimular, provocar, espora, instigarPortuguese
- îndemnaRomanian
- подгонять, шпора, корень, побуждать, стимул, пришпорить, отрог, пришпориватьRussian
- оструга, mamuza, мамуза, ostrugaSerbo-Croatian
- sporre, sporraSwedish
- mahmuzTurkish
- تمباکو نوشیUrdu
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