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urge urge definition

urge


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  urge 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  urge 
 
  Sense  1 
  urge,  urge  on  press,  exhort 
  =>  push  bear  on 
  =>  preach,  advocate 
 
  Sense  3 
  cheer,  inspire,  urge,  barrack,  urge  on  exhort,  pep  up 
  =>  cheerlead 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  urge 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  urge 
 
  Sense  1 
  urge,  urge  on  press,  exhort 
  =>  push  bear  on 
  =>  nudge 
  =>  bull,  bull  through 
  =>  preach,  advocate 
  =>  sermonize,  sermonise,  preachify,  moralize,  moralise 
 
  Sense  3 
  cheer,  inspire,  urge,  barrack,  urge  on  exhort,  pep  up 
  =>  cheerlead 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  urge 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  urge 
 
  3  senses  of  urge 
 
  Sense  1 
  urge,  urge  on  press,  exhort 
  =>  advise,  counsel 
 
  Sense  2 
  recommend,  urge,  advocate 
  =>  propose,  suggest,  advise 
 
  Sense  3 
  cheer,  inspire,  urge,  barrack,  urge  on  exhort,  pep  up 
  =>  encourage 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  urge 
 
  urge  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  urge 
 
  Sense  1 
  urge,  urge  on  press,  exhort 
  =>  advise,  counsel 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  recommend,  urge,  advocate 
  =>  propose,  suggest,  advise 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  cheer,  inspire,  urge,  barrack,  urge  on  exhort,  pep  up 
  =>  encourage 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  urge 
  allegheny  mountain  spurge 
  allegheny  spurge 
  caper  spurge 
  cypress  spurge 
  demiurge 
  dwarf  spurge 
  flowering  spurge 
  hairy  spurge 
  japanese  spurge 
  leafy  spurge 
  myrtle  spurge 
  petty  spurge 
  purge 
  scourge 
  sexual  urge 
  slipper  spurge 
  splurge 
  spurge 
  sun  spurge 
  surge 
  toothed  spurge 
  tramp's  spurge 
  upsurge 
  urge 
  urge  incontinence 
  urgency 
  wild  spurge 
  wood  spurge 
 
  Overview  of  noun  urge 
 
  The  noun  urge  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  urge,  impulse  --  (an  instinctive  motive;  "profound  religious  impulses") 
  2.  (2)  urge,  itch  --  (a  strong  restless  desire;  "why  this  urge  to  travel?") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  urge 
 
  The  verb  urge  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (36)  urge,  urge  on  press,  exhort  --  (force  or  impel  in  an  indicated  direction;  "I  urged  him  to  finish  his  studies") 
  2.  (11)  recommend,  urge,  advocate  --  (push  for  something  "The  travel  agent  recommended  strongly  that  we  not  travel  on  Thanksgiving  Day") 
  3.  (1)  cheer,  inspire,  urge,  barrack,  urge  on  exhort,  pep  up  --  (urge  on  or  encourage  esp.  by  shouts;  "The  crowd  cheered  the  demonstrating  strikers") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  urge 
  urgent 
 
  Overview  of  noun  urge 
 
  The  noun  urge  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  urge,  impulse  --  (an  instinctive  motive;  "profound  religious  impulses") 
  2.  (2)  urge,  itch  --  (a  strong  restless  desire;  "why  this  urge  to  travel?") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  urge 
 
  The  verb  urge  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (36)  urge,  urge  on  press,  exhort  --  (force  or  impel  in  an  indicated  direction;  "I  urged  him  to  finish  his  studies") 
  2.  (11)  recommend,  urge,  advocate  --  (push  for  something  "The  travel  agent  recommended  strongly  that  we  not  travel  on  Thanksgiving  Day") 
  3.  (1)  cheer,  inspire,  urge,  barrack,  urge  on  exhort,  pep  up  --  (urge  on  or  encourage  esp.  by  shouts;  "The  crowd  cheered  the  demonstrating  strikers") 



urge definition