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éperonner — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ram noun An adult male sheep.
  • spur noun A spiked device worn on a rider's boot heel to urge a horse forward.

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

  1. noun An adult male sheep.
  2. noun A heavy tool or device used to batter, force, or strike something, or the act of striking with such force.
  3. verb To crash into something forcefully, or to force something into place by pushing or pounding.

spur — full definition

  1. noun A spiked device worn on a rider's boot heel to urge a horse forward.
  2. noun Something that motivates or drives someone to act.
  3. noun A ridge or side branch jutting out from something larger, such as a mountain range or road.
  4. verb To urge someone or something into action.

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