spur
ಸ್ಪರ್
definition
verb
she spurred her horse toward the hedge
urge (a horse) forward by digging one's spurs into its sides.
noun
Jacobs said he used the spurs to control the horse and that any force he used was to control the horse and keep himself out of danger.
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.
profit was both the spur and the reward of enterprise
a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive.
example
For those of our readers who specialize in this subject, this should serve both as an expert review and a 'spur' to fresh thinking.
The government says the tax cuts are needed to 'spur' a stagnant economy.
Her experience on the show acted as a 'spur' to her ambition and she flew to California with £750 in her pocket.
It provides a lot of very smart and/or politically important people with a 'spur' to help the campaign as much as possible.
This is a very pleasant descent down a tributary valley with the distinctive 'spur' known as the Tongue prominent on the opposite side of the stream.
Hilbert's problems were a 'spur' to some of the most productive mathematical research of the 20th century.
It is hoped that the bank will cut its interest rates to 'spur' growth when its council next meets on Thursday.
Perhaps genius - even the illusion of genius - is a 'spur' that throws us forward.
A rise in gas prices will 'spur' development of alternative energy sources.
profit was both the 'spur' and the reward of enterprise
The terrain between the 'spur' of the mountain range and the sea is flat and thickly forested.
Openness to trade acts as a 'spur' to efficiency, innovation, and international competitiveness generally.
governments cut interest rates to 'spur' demand
For example, proximity to one's home and community may act as a 'spur' to some to fight harder.
We hope the Yorkshire Bank-sponsored grants of up to £1,000 per school will 'spur' people on to continue what we have started - because there is no room for complacency.
Scores of business premises will be bulldozed to make way for the final section of the northern 'spur' of Sheffield's inner ring road.
That will give a 'spur' to additional investment and, therefore, to additional productivity.
Once that happens, their spending could help 'spur' reasonable growth in the economy.
Built on a wooded 'spur' above the town, the chapel is visible from almost six miles (ten kilometers) away.
The gallery formed a 'spur' jutting off the main building and was entered at its eastern end through the door that had not been walled up after Elizabeth's visit.
governments cut interest rates to 'spur' demand
‘I hope this report is not put back on a shelf but acts as a 'spur' to provide treatment facilities and resources to tackle the issue,’ he said.
Their continuing presence is a 'spur' to violence.
wars act as a 'spur' to practical invention
it's an easy walk up the 'spur' that leads to the summit
Another 'spur' to expeditions from the 1790s was the desire of British Protestant churches to evangelize overseas.
Growth is picking up around the world as countries slash taxes and cut rates to 'spur' demand
The effects of the steroid was to quadruple testosterone levels in the body which helped 'spur' dramatic muscle growth, essential for swimming.
For those not yet at the repayment date this could be a 'spur' to reconsider their mortgages.
However, the reward of seeing the mighty Everest from Kala Pattar - a 5,545 metre adjacent peak - was incentive enough to 'spur' us on.
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