spur
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves
Types & categories
- encouragement hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
incite or stimulate
The Academy was formed to spur research
Types & categories
- encourage hypernym
Related & opposite
- urging derivation
Sense 3 noun
any sharply pointed projection
Types & categories
- projection hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
give heart or courage to
Types & categories
- encourage hypernym
Related & opposite
- urging derivation
Sense 5 noun
tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
Types & categories
- plant process hypernym
Sense 6 verb
strike with a spur
Types & categories
- strike hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward
cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on
Types & categories
- goad hypernym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
goad with spurs
the rider spurred his horse
Types & categories
- goad hypernym
Related & opposite
- gad derivation
Sense 9 noun
a railway line connected to a trunk line
Types & categories
Sense 10 verb
equip with spurs
spur horses
Types & categories
- outfit hypernym
Related & opposite
- gad derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | urge |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | needle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | egg on |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | goad |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | goad |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spur |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | encouragement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | urging |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | encourage |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | spur |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | acanthoid |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | projection |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | urging |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | encourage |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | plant process |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | acantha |
| 6 | entails | Related & opposite | wound |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | strike |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | spur |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | spur |
| 7 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | boot |
| 7 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | rowel |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | goad |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | gad |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | goad |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | rail line |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | loop-line |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | gad |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | outfit |