1. Verb
To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
2. Verb
To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
3. Verb
To provoke; to exasperate.
4. Verb
To press hard upon; to follow closely
5. Verb
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.
6. Verb
To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.
7. Verb
To press onward or forward.
8. Verb
To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
9. Noun
a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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