What's the difference between hothead and hotspur?

Hothead


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Photograph: Getty Images Böhnhardt is said to have been more hotheaded.
  • (2) The deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, argued that the delivery of the S-300 system had been previously agreed with the Syrian government in Damascus and would be a "stabilising factor" that could dissuade "some hotheads" from entering the conflict.
  • (3) Since taking office as prime minister for the second time a year ago, stocky, tousle-haired Abe, 59, has avoided hotheaded actions and kept his political powder dry.
  • (4) In the next stage, more Israelis will take to the streets and take the law into their own hands, and we have no shortage of hotheads,” warned Alex Fishman, security correspondent for Israel’s top-selling daily, Yedioth Ahronoth.
  • (5) Make the opposition work for their concessions, and when the deal is struck make them feel that they have done well.” But some reflections may reassure sceptics worried that the British team is led by hotheads.
  • (6) In words apparently aimed at the UK, Sergei Ryabkov, the Russian deputy foreign minister, described the missiles as a "stabilising factor" that could dissuade "some hotheads" from entering the conflict.
  • (7) Shogo Suzuki, an expert on Sino-Japanese relations and visiting associate professor at the University of Copenhagen, said: "All it takes is one hothead to pull the trigger and the whole thing spirals out of control.
  • (8) In Moscow, the foreign ministry said Lavrov had asked Kerry to "pressure Kiev to stop hotheads from provoking a bloody conflict and to encourage the Ukrainian authorities to strictly fulfil their obligations".
  • (9) Perhaps with a cry of "Put your dukes up, Obama", as the impetuous hothead hurdles over seats to uphold the family honour.
  • (10) Wise and venerable consultants, offering sympathy for those hotheaded kids, do actually have a horse in the race themselves.
  • (11) Michelle Dockery – now known all over the world as the frosty Lady Mary – has a successful career as a jazz singer and has performed with Sadie and the Hotheads, a band formed by Elizabeth McGovern , who plays her on-screen mother, the Countess of Grantham.
  • (12) Analysts, law enforcement sources and cartel contacts agree generational change is contributing to the unease: traditionalists often point to the hotheaded and exhibitionist tendencies of such narco “juniors”, whose inherited power and wealth contrast with the rags-to-riches struggles of their fathers.
  • (13) Prosecutors allege he intentionally killed her after a fight in the early hours of 14 February 2013 and have sought to paint him as a hothead with an inflated sense of entitlement and an obsession with firearms.
  • (14) Lippi threw his energies into creating a compact group of players with no room for hotheads, but pundits were quick to point out that the team he fielded against Slovakia showed no sign of team spirit.
  • (15) Abedi began wearing more traditional Arab dress and was seen by one neighbour saying Islamic prayers loudly in the street, but he remained hotheaded and volatile, picking fights with neighbours over issues such as where their cars were parked.
  • (16) It was the Vienna convention that in 1981 protected a young hotheaded diplomat by the name of Moussa Koussa , who publicly approved the planned assassination of Libyan dissidents.
  • (17) Sims may love food, family or mischief; they may be hotheaded bookworms, gloomy loners or goofball romantics; they could be driven by dreamy creativity or pure financial greed.
  • (18) But it'll be hard to beat opening for Sting at the Montreux Jazz Festival last year with my band, Sadie And The Hotheads .
  • (19) My new favourite Game Of Thrones castmember is now Cersei Lannister, for whom I didn't care much last time, but now she's out of the shadow of that wheezing hothead King Robert, is growlingly sublime.
  • (20) But we know that both Kennedy and Khrushchev believed it was important to de-escalate, important to control the hotheads in each of their governments, and important enough to risk their own leadership to do so.

Hotspur


Definition:

  • (n.) A rash, hot-headed man.
  • (a.) Alt. of Hotspurred

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Tottenham Hotspur’s £400m redevelopment of White Hart Lane could include a retractable grass pitch as the club explores the possibility of hosting a new NFL franchise.
  • (2) The Ajax coach Frank de Boer has confirmed that Tottenham Hotspur have approached the Amsterdam club to test his interest in coaching the club.
  • (3) Group A Villarreal, Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Zurich, Apollon Limassol Group B FC Copenhagen, Brugge, Torino, HJK Helsinki Group C Tottenham Hotspur , Besiktas, Partizan Belgrade, Asteras Tripoli Group D Red Bull Salzburg, Celtic , Dinamo Zagreb, FC Astra Group E PSV, Panathinaikos, Estoril Praia, Dynamo Moscow Group F Internazionale, Dnipro, St Etienne, FK Karabakh Group G Sevilla, Standard Liège, Feyenoord, Rijeka Group H Lille, Wolfsburg, Everton , Krasnodar Group I Napoli, Sparta Prague, Young Boys, Slovan Bratislava Group J Dynamo Kyiv, Steaua Bucharest, Rio Ave, AaB Group K Fiorentina, PAOK, Guingamp, Dinamo Minsk Group L Metalist Kharkiv, Trabzonspor, Legia Warsaw, Lokeren
  • (4) Yet this was actually City’s second 4-1 beating in their last six league games, following on from the game at Tottenham Hotspur on 26 September, and it finished with their heaviest home defeat since a 5-1 thrashing against Arsenal at Maine Road in February 2003.
  • (5) His first Shakespeare leads were in the BBC’s Shakespeare series – Angelo in Measure for Measure and Hotspur in Henry IV Part One (both 1979).
  • (6) There had been simmering tension between the Tottenham Hotspur manager and officers since a dawn raid on his Dorset home that was watched by press photographers.
  • (7) The Everton manager now has funds for a loan deal having sold Steven Pienaar to Tottenham Hotspur for £3m this week and reduced his wage bill by off-loading Yakubu Ayegbeni to Leicester City until the end of the season.
  • (8) Tottenham Hotspur have been widely criticised for not substituting the player but Villas-Boas insisted the club did nothing wrong and accused "incompetent people" of turning on Spurs solely to attract attention to themselves.
  • (9) A bitter battle between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham for tenancy of the stadium, which originally cost £429m to build, was won by the east London club but the deal was later scrapped due to "legal paralysis" amid a welter of challenges.
  • (10) So I think he’s been aware of it.” Shaw’s injury explains why Danny Rose of Tottenham Hotspur has been called up as an understudy for Leighton Baines in the left-back role , at a time when Kieran Gibbs is also unavailable because of his own hamstring injury.
  • (11) Newcastle United suffered a sixth straight defeat, Harry Kane rediscovered his scoring touch, Tottenham Hotspur climbed to sixth place and eyebrows were raised when the official attendance was announced.
  • (12) Footballer Fabrice Muamba is fighting for his life after collapsing on the pitch during the FA Cup quarter-final match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton.
  • (13) As the manager has just the four tour matches of competitive football before United start the season on 8 August against Tottenham Hotspur, Van Gaal wants to have as settled a squad as possible.
  • (14) He’s been the outstanding player.” Quick to tweet about Kane being on fire – complete with flame emojis – when the Tottenham Hotspur striker scored against Lithuania, Austin was taken to task on Twitter by Joey Barton, his QPR team-mate, the following morning for his “horrific” dress sense after he appeared on Soccer AM .
  • (15) It was the lone complaint for him on a night when Tottenham Hotspur recovered some of their rhythm.
  • (16) The Bolton player may end up featuring more in the Gold Cup than these World Cup qualifiers, but who knows what twists and turns lie ahead — it’s not as if a year ago anyone was anticipating Landon Donovan not being picked for a squad he was eligible for... Here’s the US roster in full: GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire) DEFENDERS: DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Clarence Goodson (Brondby), Michael Parkhurst (Augsburg) MIDFIELDERS: Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Stuart Holden (Bolton), Jermaine Jones (Schalke), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) FORWARDS: Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar), Terrence Boyd (Rapid Vienna), Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur), Herculez Gomez (Santos), Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders FC) More on Belgium in a minute 12.25am BST Preamble Hello, Cleveland!
  • (17) The Brazil midfielder's future is unresolved, with Chelsea making a late play for the Tottenham Hotspur target.
  • (18) Tottenham Hotspur are the favourites to sign Welbeck, with Arsenal’s need for a striker following Olivier Giroud’s long-term injury potentially tempting them to consider the 24-year-old.
  • (19) Italy 1-1 England | Friendly international match report Read more The Tottenham Hotspur forward, who was described as a “game-changer” by Roy Hodgson after his cameo here, was summoned from the bench in the second half and thumped in his side’s equaliser from distance 11 minutes from time.
  • (20) You can only hope that Juande Ramos, the new manager of Tottenham Hotspur , knows what he is getting himself into.

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