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Meaning of 'urge'
Meaning of 'urge' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Urge 
[ v. i.]
- To press onward or forward. [ v. i.]- To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
2. Urge [ v. t.]
- To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. [ v. t.]- To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
- To provoke; to exasperate.
- To press hard upon; to follow closely
- To present in an urgent manner; to press upon attention; to insist upon; as, to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case.
- To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.
Meaning of 'urge' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. urge [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- an instinctive motive
- an instinctive motive
Example in sentence:
- profound religious impulses
Meaning (2):
- a strong restless desire
- a strong restless desire
Example in sentence:
- why this urge to travel?
2. urge [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- force or impel in an indicated direction
- force or impel in an indicated direction
Example in sentence:
- I urged him to finish his studies
Meaning (4):
- spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
- spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
Example in sentence:
- The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers
Meaning (5):
- push for something
- push for something
Example in sentence:
- The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day
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