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puts spurs to

puts spurs to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put spurs to.

Meaning of put spurs to

Verb

put spurs to (third-person singular simple present puts spurs to, present participle putting spurs to, simple past and past participle put spurs to)

  1. To prod (a mount) with spurs.
    • He would approach the object slowly and cautiously, and, when very near it, would put spurs to his horse and dash by.1884, Hezekiah Butterworth, Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands, page 48
    Synonyms:
    set spurs to
  2. To prod into greater activity, speed, or diligence.
    • I congratulate you on your memory of what is past, whence I confess that you have put spurs to my almost weary pen.1873, William Stubbs, A Translation of Such Documents as are Untranslated in Dr. Stubbs' Select Charters from the Earliest Times to the Conclusion of Edward the First's Reign, page 121
  3. To speed up.
    • The greater the danger is, it ought to be so far from being a remora, as to put spurs to our speedy resolutions in this great affair.1763, Debates of the House of Commons from 1667 to 1694, page 18

Questions about puts spurs to

What is puts spurs to the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts spurs to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put spurs to.

Words near puts spurs to in the dictionary

  1. puts someone's lights out
  2. puts someone's pipe out
  3. puts something behind one
  4. puts something down to experience
  5. puts something into perspective
  6. puts spurs to
  7. puts stock in
  8. puts store by
  9. puts store in
  10. puts straight
  11. puts the arm on someone

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