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urged urged definition

urged


 
  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 
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  Sense  2 
  recommend,  urge,  advocate 
  =>  propose,  suggest,  advise 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  cheer,  inspire,  urge,  barrack,  urge  on  exhort,  pep  up 
  =>  encourage 
  -------------- 
 
  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") 
 
  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") 



urged definition