Spurn — can have other meanings, see the . infobox UK place country = England latitude= 53.575955 longitude= 0.111454 official name= Spurn Head population= civil parish= Easington unitary england = East Riding of Yorkshire region= Yorkshire and the… … Wikipedia
Spurn — (sp[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spurned} (sp[^u]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurning}.] [OE. spurnen to kick against, to stumble over, AS. spurnan to kick, offend; akin to spura spur, OS. & OHG. spurnan to kick, Icel. spyrna, L. spernere to despise,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spurn´er — spurn «spurn», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to refuse with scorn; reject contemptuously; scorn: »to spurn an offer of friendship. The judge spurned the bribe. SYNONYM(S): despise, contemn. 2. to strike with the foot or feet; kick away; trample: »With… … Useful english dictionary
Spurn — Spurn, n. 1. A kick; a blow with the foot. [R.] [1913 Webster] What defense can properly be used in such a despicable encounter as this but either the slap or the spurn? Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Disdainful rejection; contemptuous treatment.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spurn — Spurn, v. i. 1. To kick or toss up the heels. [1913 Webster] The miller spurned at a stone. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] The drunken chairman in the kennel spurns. Gay. [1913 Webster] 2. To manifest disdain in rejecting anything; to make contemptuous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spurn — (v.) O.E. spurnan to kick (away), reject, scorn, despise, from P.Gmc. *spurnanan (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. spurnan, O.Fris. spurna, O.N. sporna to kick ), from PIE root *spere ankle (Cf. M.Du. spoor track of an animal, Gk. sphyron ankle, L … Etymology dictionary
spurn — spurn·er; spurn; … English syllables
spurn — [spʉrn] vt. [ME spurnen < OE spurnan, to spurn, kick: see SPUR] 1. Archaic to push or drive away contemptuously with or as with the foot 2. to refuse or reject with contempt or disdain; scorn vi. to show contempt or disdain in refusing or… … English World dictionary
spurn — [spə:n US spə:rn] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: spurnan] literary to refuse to accept something or someone, especially because you are too proud ▪ She spurned all offers of help. ▪ a spurned lover … Dictionary of contemporary English
spurn — [ spɜrn ] verb transitive 1. ) OLD FASHIONED to refuse to accept someone s love or friendship: REJECT 2. ) to refuse to accept something, do something, or deal with something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English