éperonner — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
éperonner is used for these senses in English:
- ram (military, nautical, mostly, historical) A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them.
- ram (ambitransitive) To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function.
- spur (transitive) To prod (especially a horse) on the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.
- spur (transitive) To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object
ram — full definition
- noun An adult male sheep.
- noun A heavy tool or device used to batter, force, or strike something, or the act of striking with such force.
- verb To crash into something forcefully, or to force something into place by pushing or pounding.
spur — full definition
- noun A spiked device worn on a rider's boot heel to urge a horse forward.
- noun Something that motivates or drives someone to act.
- noun A ridge or side branch jutting out from something larger, such as a mountain range or road.
- verb To urge someone or something into action.