urge

noun

  1. 1

    a strong restless desire

    why this urge to travel?

  2. 2

    an instinctive motive

    profound religious impulses

verb

  1. 1

    force or impel in an indicated direction

    I urged him to finish his studies

  2. 2

    spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

    The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers

  3. 3

    push for something

    The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day

Synonyms

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