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Urge — means a strong desire. Urge may also refer to:*Sucking urge, an infant s instinctive urge to breastfeed * urge, drive forward, to make move faster * Nissan Urge, a concept car announced by Nissan that will be integrated with the Xbox video game… … Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
urge — vb Urge, egg, exhort, goad, spur, prod, prick, sic mean to press or impel to action, effort, or speed. Urge implies the exertion of influence or pressure either from something or someone external or from something within (as the conscience or the … New Dictionary of Synonyms
urge — [ʉrj] vt. urged, urging [L urgere, to press hard: see WREAK] 1. a) to press upon the attention; present or speak of earnestly and repeatedly; plead, allege, or advocate strongly [to urge caution] b) to entreat or plead with; ask, persuade, or… … English World dictionary
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-urge — urge, urgie ♦ Éléments, du gr. ourgos et ourgia; rad. ergo « je fais », ergon « œuvre, art » : chirurgie; démiurge, dramaturge, liturgie, etc. urge, urgie ❖ ♦ Élément du grec ourgos, et ourgia; rad. ergo « je fais », ergon « œuvre, art » (ex. … Encyclopédie Universelle
urge — [n] very strong desire appetite, appetition, compulsion, craving, drive, druthers, fancy, fire in belly*, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, itch*, longing, lust, motive, passion, pressure, stimulant, stimulus, sweet tooth*, weakness, wish,… … New thesaurus
urge — I verb activate, adjure, advance, advise, advocate, appeal to, beg, beseech, coax, drive, encourage, entreat, evoke, exhort, expostulate, goad, hurry, impel, impellere, implore, importune, incitare, incite, insist, instigate, invite, motivate,… … Law dictionary
urge on — index agitate (activate), expedite, hasten, spirit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
