spur

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Definizione monolingua


spur


Verb

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.
Noun

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.

Traduzione spur


sperone ,spronare ,diramazione ,divaricazione ,incitare

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