Definizione monolingua

spur

spur (third-person singular simple present spurs, present participle spurring, simple past and past participle spurred)

1. To prod (esp. a horse) in the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.
   • 1592, William Shakespeare, Richard III, Act V, Scene III, line 339:

     Draw, archers, draw your arrows to the head! Spur your proud horses hard, and ride in blood; Amaze the welkin with your broken staves!

2. To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act III, Scene IV, line 4.

     My desire (More sharp than filed steel) did spur me forth...

3. To put spurs on; as, a spurred boot.

spur (plural spurs)

1. A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to ones heel for purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.^W.
   • 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act IV, Scene VI, line 4:

     Lives he, good uncle? thrice within this hour I saw him down; thrice up again, and fighting; From helmet to the spur all blood he was.

   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 22:

     Two sorts of spurs seem to have been in use about the time of the Conquest, one called a pryck, having only a single point like the gaffle of a fighting cock; the other consisting of a number of points of considerable length, radiating from and revolving on a center, thence named the rouelle or wheel spur.

2. Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does to a horse.
   • 1601, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, Act II, Scene II, line 198.

     But, worthy Hector, She is a theme of honour and renown, A spur to valiant and magnanimous deeds...

3. An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster.
4. Any protruding part connected at one end, for instance a highway that extends from another highway into a city.
5. Roots, tree roots.
   • 1609, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act IV, Scene II, line 57:

     I do note / That grief and patience, rooted in them both, / Mingle their spurs together.

6. (slang) Fan or member of Tottenham Hotspur FC.

Definizione dizionario spur

	sperone
	A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for purpose of prodding a horse
	An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster

	spronare
	to prod

	diramazione
	Any protruding part connected at one end

	divaricazione
	Any protruding part connected at one end

	incitare
	To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive

	incoraggiare
	To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive

	instigare
	To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive

	montare gli speroni
	To put spurs on

	propaggini
	Roots

	protuberanza
	Any protruding part connected at one end

	pungolare
	to prod

	sporgenza
	Any protruding part connected at one end

	sprono
	Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does to a horse

	stimolare
	To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive

incitamento

pungolo

sprone

stimolo

Altri significati:

(mountain) ridge

Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does to a horse.

To put spurs on; as, a spurred boot.

A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.W.

Roots, tree roots.

spur (chicken, etc.)

An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster.

(riding) spur

Any protruding part connected at one end, for instance a highway that extends from another highway into a city.

spur (on)

To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive.

(slang) Fan or member of Tottenham Hotspur FC.

To prod (esp. a horse) in the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.