ALL meanings of urge
urge
U u - verb with object urge to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along. 1
- verb with object urge to drive with incitement to speed or effort: to urge dogs on with shouts. 1
- verb with object urge to press, push, or hasten (the course, activities, etc.): to urge one's escape. 1
- verb with object urge to impel, constrain, or move to some action: urged by necessity. 1
- verb with object urge to endeavor to induce or persuade, as by entreaties; entreat or exhort earnestly: to urge a person to greater caution. 1
- verb with object urge to press (something) upon the attention: to urge a claim. 1
- verb with object urge to insist on, allege, or assert with earnestness: to urge the need of haste. 1
- verb with object urge to press by persuasion or recommendation, as for acceptance, performance, or use; recommend or advocate earnestly: to urge a plan of action. 1
- verb without object urge to exert a driving or impelling force; give an impulse to haste or action: Hunger urges. 1
- verb without object urge to make entreaties or earnest recommendations. 1
- verb without object urge to press arguments or allegations, as against a person, action, or cause: The senator urged against the confirmation of the appointment. 1
- noun urge an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse. 1
- noun urge an involuntary, natural, or instinctive impulse: the sex urge. 1
- noun urge desire 1
- transitive verb urge encourage 1
- intransitive verb urge impress importance of 1
- verb urge If you urge someone to do something, you try hard to persuade them to do it. 0
- verb urge If you urge someone somewhere, you make them go there by touching them or talking to them. 0
- verb urge If you urge a course of action, you strongly advise that it should be taken. 0
- countable noun urge If you have an urge to do or have something, you have a strong wish to do or have it. 0
- verb urge to plead, press, or move (someone to do something) 0
- verb urge to advocate or recommend earnestly and persistently; plead or insist on 0
- verb urge to impel, drive, or hasten onwards 0
- verb urge to stimulate, excite, or incite 0
- noun urge a strong impulse, inner drive, or yearning 0
- verb transitive urge to press upon the attention; present or speak of earnestly and repeatedly; plead, allege, or advocate strongly 0
- verb transitive urge to entreat or plead with; ask, persuade, or solicit earnestly; press; exhort 0
- verb transitive urge to stimulate or incite; provoke 0
- verb transitive urge to drive or force onward; press forward; impel 0
- verb transitive urge to ply (oars, etc.) vigorously 0
- intransitive verb urge to make an earnest presentation of arguments, claims, charges, entreaties, etc. 0
- intransitive verb urge to exert a force that drives or impels, as to action 0
- noun urge the act of urging 0
- noun urge an impulse to do a certain thing; impelling influence or force, esp. an inner drive 0
- noun urge A strong desire; an itch to do something. 0
- verb urge (Transitive Verb) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. 0
- verb urge (Transitive Verb) To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity. 0
- verb urge (Transitive Verb) To provoke; to exasperate. 0
- verb urge (Transitive Verb) To press hard upon; to follow closely. 0
- verb urge (Transitive Verb) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon. 0
- verb urge (Transitive Verb) OBS To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with. 0
- verb urge (Transitive Verb) To press onward or forward. 0
- verb urge (Transitive Verb) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist. 0