- goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring - a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
--1 is a kind of encouragement
Derived form: verb spur1
- spur - incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research"
--1 is one way to promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun spurring1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- spur, goad - give heart or courage to
--2 is one way to encourage
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun spur1
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- spur - strike with a spur
--3 is one way to strike
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun spur2
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- spur - goad with spurs; "the rider spurred his horse"
--4 is one way to goad
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun spur4
Somebody ----s something
- spur - equip with spurs; "spur horses"
--5 is one way to equip, fit, fit out, outfit
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun spur4
Somebody ----s something