urge
/ɜːd͡ʒ//ɝd͡ʒ/
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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