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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  spur 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  spur 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  spur 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  spur 
 
  Sense  3 
  spur 
  =>  injure,  wound 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  spur 
 
  5  senses  of  spur 
 
  Sense  1 
  spur 
  =>  promote,  advance,  boost,  further,  encourage 
 
  Sense  2 
  spur,  goad 
  =>  encourage 
 
  Sense  3 
  spur 
  =>  strike 
 
  Sense  4 
  spur 
  =>  goad 
 
  Sense  5 
  spur 
  =>  equip,  fit  fit  out  outfit 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  spur 
 
  spur  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  spur 
 
  Sense  1 
  spur 
  =>  promote,  advance,  boost,  further,  encourage 
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  Sense  2 
  spur,  goad 
  =>  encourage 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  spur 
  =>  strike 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  spur 
  =>  goad 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  spur 
  =>  equip,  fit  fit  out  outfit 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  spurred 
  long-spurred  violet 
  short-spurred  fragrant  orchid 
  spurred  gentian 
 
  Overview  of  verb  spur 
 
  The  verb  spur  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  spur  --  (incite  or  stimulate;  "The  Academy  was  formed  to  spur  research") 
  2.  (2)  spur,  goad  --  (give  heart  or  courage  to) 
  3.  (1)  spur  --  (strike  with  a  spur) 
  4.  (1)  spur  --  (goad  with  spurs,  as  of  horses  when  riding) 
  5.  spur  --  (equip  with  spurs:  "spur  horses") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  spur 
 
  The  verb  spur  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  spur  --  (incite  or  stimulate;  "The  Academy  was  formed  to  spur  research") 
  2.  (2)  spur,  goad  --  (give  heart  or  courage  to) 
  3.  (1)  spur  --  (strike  with  a  spur) 
  4.  (1)  spur  --  (goad  with  spurs,  as  of  horses  when  riding) 
  5.  spur  --  (equip  with  spurs:  "spur  horses") 



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