English Dictionary: spurred | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for spurred | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Spur \Spur\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spurred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurring}.] 1. To prick with spurs; to incite to a more hasty pace; to urge or goad; as, to spur a horse. 2. To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive. Love will not be spurred to what it loathes. --Shak. 3. To put spurs on; as, a spurred boot. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Spurred \Spurred\, a. 1. Wearing spurs; furnished with a spur or spurs; having shoots like spurs. 2. Affected with spur, or ergot; as, spurred rye. {Spurred corolla} (Bot.), a corolla in which there are one or more petals with a spur. |