urge

1. v. t. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. Source: opted

2. v. t. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity. Source: opted

3. v. t. To provoke; to exasperate. Source: opted

4. v. t. To press hard upon; to follow closely Source: opted

5. v. t. 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. Source: opted

6. v. t. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat. Source: opted

7. v. i. To press onward or forward. Source: opted

8. v. i. To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist. Source: opted

9. n. an instinctive motive Source: wordnet

10. n. a strong restless desire Source: wordnet

11. v. force or impel in an indicated direction Source: wordnet

12. v. push for something Source: wordnet

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