If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it. It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part. = urge Spur on means the same as spur. Their attitude, rather than reining him back, only seemed to spur Philip on Criticism can be of great use; we may not like it at the time, but it can spur us on to greater things
An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster
Support for Products Under Research: a scheme to help firms with up to 250 employees improve product and process development
an additional unintentional signal or frequency as a result of transmitter malfunction
A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to ones heel for purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of the cowboy or the knight.[W]