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spurred
 
Verb spur has 5 senses
  1. spur - incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research"
    --1 is one way to     promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
    Derived form: noun spurring1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. spur, goad - give heart or courage to
    --2 is one way to encourage
    Derived form: noun spur1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  3. spur - strike with a spur
    --3 is one way to     strike
    Derived form: noun spur2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  4. spur - goad with spurs; "the rider spurred his horse"
    --4 is one way to     goad
    Derived form: noun spur4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. spur - equip with spurs; "spur horses"
    --5 is one way to     equip, fit, fit out, outfit
    Derived form: noun spur4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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