Verb
spur on (third-person singular simple present spurs on, present participle spurring on, simple past and past participle spurred on)
To spur or urge (someone) to do something.
Capitalism is the sorcerer's apprentice: it has summoned up powers which have spun wildly out of control and now threaten to destroy us. The task of socialism is not to spur on those powers but to bring them under rational human control. Terry Eagleton
To retire to the monastery, or the woods, or the sea, is to escape from the sharp suggestions that spur on ambition. Charles Cooley
And for my part, Gentlemen,' said I, 'that I may put in for a share, and guess with the rest; not to amuse myself with those curious Notions wherewith you tickle and spur on slow-paced Time; I believe, that the Moon is a World like ours, to which this of ours serves likewise for a Moon. Cyrano de Bergerac
A bone spur on her ankle which eventually required surgery was one of the big injuries that held her back. Source: Internet
A SPOT in the Greater Northern Tigers representative squad is expected to spur on the Hunter Valley Group 21 women’s league tag players this weekend. Source: Internet
Mr Freeman said while conditions had eased, warmer weather later in the week could spur on the fires. Source: Internet