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    spur
    /spəː/

    noun

    • 1. 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.
    • 2. a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive: "wars act as a spur to practical invention" Similar stimulusincentiveencouragementstimulantOpposite disincentivediscouragement

    verb

    • 1. urge (a horse) forward by digging one's spurs into its sides: "she spurred her horse towards the hedge"
    • 2. give an incentive or encouragement to (someone): "her sons' passion for computer games spurred her on to set up a software business"

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