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noun on horse rider's boots QUANT. pair VERB + SPUR dig in/into, put/set to He dug his spurs into the horse's flank and cantered off. encouragement ADJ. great, powerful, strong VERB + SPUR act as, be | give (sb), provide (sb with) PREP. ~ for The research provided a spur for reform. | ~ to a spur to action
Oxford Collocations Dictionary