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spurring |
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 -------------- Sense 2 spur, goad => encourage -------------- Sense 3 spur => strike -------------- Sense 4 spur => goad -------------- Sense 5 spur => equip, fit fit out outfit -------------- Grep of noun spurring spurring Overview of noun spurring The noun spurring has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring -- (a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves") 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 noun spurring The noun spurring has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring -- (a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves") 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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