transitive ? To urge on (an animal), cause to go quickly. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To impel or urge on (a horse, etc.) to greater speed; (in extended use) to drive (any animal, vessel, or vehicle) forward beyond the…

transitive. To direct or urge (a horse) in a specified direction, esp. to or at an obstacle. Also: to set (a horse) to a particular movement, pace…

transitive. To urge forward, drive briskly.

transitive. To urge on forcibly (a horse). slang.

intransitive. Horse Racing. Of a rider: to urge (a horse) to exert itself further; = to call on —— 2d at phrasal verbs 2. Cf. ask, v. phrases 14.

transitive. To strike with the doubled thong of a whip.

intransitive. To move quickly; also transitive, to urge (a horse) forward.