Verb
- 1. spur, promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
- usage: incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research"
- 2. spur, goad, encourage
- usage: give heart or courage to
- 3. spur, strike
- usage: strike with a spur
- 4. spur, goad
- usage: goad with spurs; "the rider spurred his horse"
- 5. spur, equip, fit, fit out, outfit
- usage: equip with spurs; "spur horses"
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