to spur
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5.6
- verb
- /spɜr/
:
espolear
- Damian wanted to spur his horse and ride where his whim took him.
No one is, as Jefferson put it, born booted and spurred to ride the rest of us by the grace of God.
- No one is, as Jefferson put it, born booted and spurred to ride the rest of us by the grace of God.
Examples
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With a guilty smile, d'Artagnan spurs his horse and rides like hell.
Fiction book (1993) -
She spurred the horse forward with a gentle motion of her heel.
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- That was before the battle, to spur them on.
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I jammed it onto my head and spurred my horse down the track.
Fiction book (1993) -
"It's a long story," Coren shouted back over his shoulder as he spurred his pony.
Fiction book (1995) -
Grimm swallowed hard as he spurred Occam into a gallop across the ridge.
Fiction book (1999) -
The rider used the spur to urge the horse into a faster gallop.
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To increase his speed, he spurred his horse just before the jump.
Synonyms
1
9.9
To make a horse or mule go faster by calling
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Compounds
- Specialized
A short rail line that turns off a main line to reach a factory or warehouse
- Specialized
A wheel with straight teeth that fit another wheel to send power between parallel shafts
- Specialized
A disease caused by a fungus that makes raspberry stems wilt and get dark spots near the leaves
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Etymology
Spur as a verb comes from the same idea: it meant to use that small pointed piece to 'poke' a horse into speed. That's why to 'spur' a horse is to urge it forward by giving it a quick push.