Spurs Common

Spurs has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

plural of spur

"The rider kicked his heels against the horse's flanks to urge it forward with spurs."

Verb

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spur

"The coach shouts to spurs his team on during the final minutes of the game."

In plain English: To spur something means to push it forward quickly by giving extra energy or encouragement.

"The manager gave his team some new spurs to get them working harder before the big game."

Proper Noun

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club

"The SPURS experiment aims to understand how salinity changes affect ocean circulation and climate patterns."

Acronym of Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study.

Example Sentences

"The manager gave his team some new spurs to get them working harder before the big game." verb

"The manager put pressure on his team to spur them into action during the final minutes." verb

"She kicked her feet against the dashboard in an effort to spur herself forward after missing the bus." verb

"His encouraging words were enough to spur him to start running every morning at dawn." verb