spurverb [ T ]
uk/spɜːr/us/spɝː/-rr-spur verb [ T ] (ENCOURAGE)
C2 to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster:
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Encouraging and urging on
- abet
- barrack for sb
- bring
- bring sb out
- buddy
- cheer
- chin
- egg
- get in there! idiom
- get out of here! idiom
- good/great/lovely stuff! idiom
- goose
- hide your light under a bushel idiom
- invitation
- prepare
- prepare the ground idiom
- prod
- promote
- promotion
- shoulder
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spur verb [ T ] (SHARP OBJECT)
to push spurs into the side of a horse to make it go faster:
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Horse riding
- curry
- dismount
- dressage
- gait
- gymkhana
- high-spirited
- horse riding
- horseback riding
- horseshoe
- horsey
- jib at sth
- mount
- mounted
- prance
- puissance
- rein sth in
- showjumping
- silk
- trot
- unsaddle
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spurnoun [ C ]
uk/spɜːr/us/spɝː/spur noun [ C ] (SHARP OBJECT)
a sharp, wheel-shaped metal object that is attached to the heel of boots worn by people riding horses and is used to encourage the horse to go faster
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Horse riding
- curry
- dismount
- dressage
- gait
- gymkhana
- high-spirited
- horse riding
- horseback riding
- horseshoe
- horsey
- jib at sth
- mount
- mounted
- prance
- puissance
- rein sth in
- showjumping
- silk
- trot
- unsaddle
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spur noun [ C ] (MOUNTAIN)
a high piece of land that sticks out from a mountain or a group of mountains
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Geography: hills & mountains
- alpine
- arête
- Ben
- butte
- cirque
- cliff
- clifftop
- col
- drumlin
- hilltop
- hilly
- hummock
- incline
- knoll
- mountainous
- Mountains
- mountainside
- orographic
- ridge
- shelf
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spur noun [ C ] (ENCOURAGEMENT)
something that acts as an encouragement for an activity or development:
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Encouraging and urging on
- abet
- barrack for sb
- bring
- bring sb out
- buddy
- cheer
- chin
- egg
- get in there! idiom
- get out of here! idiom
- good/great/lovely stuff! idiom
- goose
- hide your light under a bushel idiom
- invitation
- prepare
- prepare the ground idiom
- prod
- promote
- promotion
- shoulder
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