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 present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
 * : To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.
 * 1)  To press onward or forward.
 * 2)  To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.

Related terms

 * urgent

Adverbs for Urge
diplomatically; passionately; secretly; blandly; disingenuously; plausibly; insolently; ineffectually; blatantly: eloauently-

Adjectives for Urge
biological; evolutionary; irresistible; sudden; strong; deep-seated; universal; self-satisfying; demon-like; glandular; swarthy; creative.

Verbs for Urge
awaken—; check—; choke back—; conquer —; counteract—; dull—; gratify—; quell—; resist—; restrain—; smother—; squelch—; stem—; stifle—; —impels; —overpowers; —overwhelms; —seizes; —swells; intensify.

Thesaurus
accelerate, admonish, advise, advocate, affirm, allege, appetite, appetition, apply pressure, ardor, argue, ask, assert, automatic response, beg, beseech, beset, besiege, blandish, blind impulse, brain wave, brainstorm, brook no denial, bug, bundle, bustle, buttonhole, cajole, call on, call upon, caution, charge, cheer on, coax, compulsion, concupiscence, constrain, constraint, contend, counsel, craving, crowd, curiosity, demand, desideration, desire, dispatch, drive, drive on, dun, eagerness, egg on, encourage, enjoin, entreat, exert pressure, exhort, exigency, expedite, expostulate, fancy, fantasy, flash, fleeting impulse, force, forward, goad, goad on, gut response, haste, hasten, hasten on, hie on, high-pressure, hold, hope, horme, hound on, hunger, hurry, hurry along, hurry on, hurry up, hustle, hustle up, impel, impetus, importune, impulse, impulsion, incentive, incite, induce, influence, insist, insist on, insist upon, inspiration, instinct, intellectual curiosity, involuntary impulse, issue a caveat, itch, jawbone, libido, lobby, longing, lust, lust for learning, maintain, mind, motive, move, nag, nag at, natural impulse, need, needle, notion, passion, persist, persuade, pester, pinch, plague, plead with, pleasure, pleasure principle, ply, preach, precipitate, press, pressure, prevail upon, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, push, push on, push through, quick hunch, quicken, railroad through, rash impulse, recommend, reflex, remonstrate, request, root on, rush, rush along, set forth, set on, sexual desire, shove, sic, soft-soap, solicit, speed, speed along, speed on, speed up, spring, spur, spur on, stampede, stand on, state, stick to, stress, sudden thought, suggest, sway, sweet-talk, take no denial, talk into, tease, thirst, thirst for knowledge, urge on, urgency, want, wanting, warn, wheedle, whip, whip along, whip on, will, will and pleasure, wish, wish fulfillment, work on, yearning, yen

Etymology
Latin urgere. Cognate with Old English wrecan (English wreak).

Noun

 * Dutch: aandrang
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:


 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese: comichão
 * Russian: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Telugu: త్వరపెట్టు

Verb

 * Arabic: حث
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Hungarian: ösztönöz,, serkent, nógat,
 * Japanese: 催促する
 * Latvian: skubināt


 * Russian:, стегать
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swahili:
 * Telugu: వత్తిడి


 * Finnish:
 * Greek:, παρακινώ, ωθώ
 * Hungarian: ösztönöz
 * Japanese: せきたてる
 * Latvian: skubināt


 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swahili:
 * Telugu: వత్తిడి తెచ్చు


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Russian: провоцировать


 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swahili:
 * Telugu: కోపము తెచ్చు


 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian: sürget, siettet, szorgalmaz
 * Japanese: せきたてる


 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swahili:
 * Telugu: బలవంత పెట్టు


 * Swahili:


 * Finnish:
 * Swahili:


 * Telugu: ముందుకు నెట్టు


 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Japanese: 催促する


 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swahili:
 * Telugu: వాదించు


 * : 催促 (cuīcù)
 * : aansporen
 * : drängen (1,2,4), antreiben (1)
 * : esortare


 * : 재촉하다 (jaechoghada)
 * : manian (1,2,3,4)
 * : apressar
 * : uppmana
 * : uppmana

Synonyms

 * animate
 * incite
 * impel
 * instigate
 * stimulate
 * encourage

Anagrams

 * geru, grue, regu

Verb
urge



Anagrams

 * grue

Verb
urge