Spurs

v. stimulate, urge; encourage a horse to move faster by using spurs; ride quickly, gallop; move quickly; put on spurs

n. sharp device attached to a boot for goading a horse on; something that impels, stimulus; sharp spike used in cockfighting; shoot of a plant; something resembling a spur

Spurs, can refer to:Spurs, tools worn on the heel of a boot, used when riding horsesSpurs, the abbreviated name for Tottenham Hotspur F.C., an association football team from North London, EnglandThe San Antonio Spurs, a National Basketball Association team based in San Antonio, Texas, in the United States (2007 NBA Champions)The Witbank Spurs, a football (soccer) club from South AfricaSPURS National Honor Society, a collegiate sophomore honor-service society in the United StatesSpur gears, the most common type of gear"Spurs" can also refer to a condition such as plantar fasciitis, in which "spurs" develop on certain parts of a bone.
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SPURS National Honor Society (Service, Patriotism, Unity, Responsibility, and Sacrifice) was a collegiate  honor society founded at Montana State University - Bozeman in 1922. Originally a women-only organization, SPURS went co-educational in 1976. Chapters were spread across the United States, primarily at smaller colleges and universities and emphasis remained on community service and scholarship.
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Noun
1. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
(synonym) goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spurring
(hypernym) encouragement
(derivation) goad
2. any pointed projection
(synonym) spine
(hypernym) projection
3. tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
(hypernym) plant process, enation
4. a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on"
(synonym) gad
(hypernym) prod, goad
(part-holonym) boot
(part-meronym) rowel
5. a railway line connected to a trunk line
(synonym) branch line, spur track
(hypernym) line, railway line, rail line
(hyponym) loop-line
Verb
1. incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research"
(hypernym) promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
(derivation) goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spurring
2. give heart or courage to
(synonym) goad
(hypernym) encourage
(derivation) goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spurring
3. strike with a spur
(hypernym) strike
(entail) injure, wound
(derivation) spine
4. goad with spurs; "the rider spurred his horse"
(hypernym) goad
(derivation) gad
5. equip with spurs; "spur horses"
(hypernym) equip, fit, fit out, outfit
(derivation) gad

Pointed devices attached to a knight’s heel used to urge a horse. When they first came into existence, along with the stirrup and couched lance , they extended a knight’s ability to control a horse in combat. According to the Ordene de Chevalerie , the spurs symbolized {}. In Ramon Lull , they were said to symbolize {}. 

An early system on the IBM 650.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].
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