URGE

urge

Noun

  1. A strong desire; an itch to do something.

Verb

  1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
  2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
  3. To provoke; to exasperate.
  4. To press hard upon; to follow closely.
  5. To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
    to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case
  6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.
    to urge an ore with intense heat
  7. To press onward or forward.
  8. To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.


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