'Urge' definitions:

Definition of 'urge'

(from WordNet)
noun
An instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses" [syn: urge, impulse]
noun
A strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?" [syn: urge, itch]
verb
Force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" [syn: urge, urge on, press, exhort]
verb
Push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" [syn: recommend, urge, advocate]
verb
Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up]

Definition of 'Urge'

From: GCIDE
  • Urge \Urge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Urged; p. pr. & vb. n. Urging.] [L. urgere; akin to E. wreak. See Wreak, v. t.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. [1913 Webster]
  • Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity. [1913 Webster]
  • My brother never Did urge me in his act; I did inquire it. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To provoke; to exasperate. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • Urge not my father's anger. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To press hard upon; to follow closely [1913 Webster]
  • Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To animate; incite; impel; instigate; stimulate; encourage. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Urge'

From: GCIDE
  • Urge \Urge\, v. i.
  • 1. To press onward or forward. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'urge'

From: Moby Thesaurus