spur
ਸਪੱਰ
definition
verb
she spurred her horse toward the hedge
urge (a horse) forward by digging one's spurs into its sides.
noun
Jacobs said he used the spurs to control the horse and that any force he used was to control the horse and keep himself out of danger.
a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward.
profit was both the spur and the reward of enterprise
a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive.
example
It took them a week to reach the eastern 'spur' of the Waiongona Gorge, near the present Mountain House, the last camp before the summit attempt.
'spur' back the lateral shoots
Growth is picking up around the world as countries slash taxes and cut rates to 'spur' demand
We hope the Yorkshire Bank-sponsored grants of up to £1,000 per school will 'spur' people on to continue what we have started - because there is no room for complacency.
That will give a 'spur' to additional investment and, therefore, to additional productivity.
Computer makers hope that, along with reasonable prices, this will 'spur' demand.
For those not yet at the repayment date this could be a 'spur' to reconsider their mortgages.
Scores of business premises will be bulldozed to make way for the final section of the northern 'spur' of Sheffield's inner ring road.
Built on a wooded 'spur' above the town, the chapel is visible from almost six miles (ten kilometers) away.
Everyone knows that competition can be both healthy (acting as a 'spur' to progress) or negative, which is hurtful as well as wasteful.
The government says the tax cuts are needed to 'spur' a stagnant economy.
This is a very pleasant descent down a tributary valley with the distinctive 'spur' known as the Tongue prominent on the opposite side of the stream.
Officials hope it will 'spur' the development of the corporate bond market in Hong Kong, boosting the city's role as a regional financial centre.
For example, proximity to one's home and community may act as a 'spur' to some to fight harder.
‘I hope this report is not put back on a shelf but acts as a 'spur' to provide treatment facilities and resources to tackle the issue,’ he said.
‘The new rules are designed to 'spur' people into putting more into their pension pot,’ Holt adds.
governments cut interest rates to 'spur' demand
Any player averaging a hat-trick per game over an entire season is clearly not lacking talent, but Ross claims that enthusiasm is his main 'spur' .
The work will also include a 'spur' road into the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow.
governments cut interest rates to 'spur' demand
It provides a lot of very smart and/or politically important people with a 'spur' to help the campaign as much as possible.
To some extent, this has undoubtedly acted as a 'spur' to research, but I believe that it distorts more than it reveals, and that all ultimately lose by the process.
During visits to flowers in which the corolla 'spur' was removed, males directed their glossa to the tips of the connective appendages, making it clear that their search was for nectar.
The effects of the steroid was to quadruple testosterone levels in the body which helped 'spur' dramatic muscle growth, essential for swimming.
They have been cited as a 'spur' to a recovery in business confidence, though the evidence of this is not clear-cut and, in the case of Japan, flatly contradictory.
Her experience on the show acted as a 'spur' to her ambition and she flew to California with £750 in her pocket.
A rise in gas prices will 'spur' development of alternative energy sources.
profit was both the 'spur' and the reward of enterprise
For those of our readers who specialize in this subject, this should serve both as an expert review and a 'spur' to fresh thinking.
The hilltop 'spur' has stunning views across the Severn valley.
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