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- [spur]
- /spɜr/
- /spɜːr/
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- [spur]
- /spɜr/
Definitions of spur word
- noun spur a batch of newly made rag-paper sheets. 1
- verb with object spur to prick with or as if with a spur or spurs; incite or urge on: The rider spurred his mount ruthlessly. Appreciation spurs ambition. 1
- verb with object spur to strike or wound with the spur, as a gamecock. 1
- verb with object spur to furnish with spurs or a spur. 1
- verb without object spur to goad or urge one's horse with spurs or a spur; ride quickly. 1
- verb without object spur to proceed hurriedly; press forward: We spurred onward through the night. 1
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Origin of spur
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English spure, Old English spura; cognate with Old High German sporo, Old Norse spori spur; akin to spurn; (v.) Middle English spuren, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Spur
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spur popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spur usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spur
noun spur
- acicula — a needle-shaped part, such as a spine, prickle, or crystal
- actuation — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- actuations — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- adjuvant — aiding or assisting
verb spur
- abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
- act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- actuate — If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way. If something actuates a device, the device starts working.
- animate — Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.
Antonyms for spur
noun spur
- damper — A damper is a small sheet of metal in a fire, boiler, or furnace that can be moved to increase or reduce the amount of air that enters.
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