n.
1.a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
2.any pointed projection
3.tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
4.a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward
5.a railway line connected to a trunk line spur v.
1.incite or stimulate
2.give heart or courage to
3.strike with a spur
4.goad with spurs
5.equip with spurs
Idiom of the Day
rub out (someone or something) or rub (someone or something) out
to destroy something completely, to kill or eliminate someone
The government troops rubbed out the entire village.