1. [n]  a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"
2. [n]  an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses"
3. [v]  force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
4. [v]  urge on or encourage esp. by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
5. [v]  push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

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1. \Urge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Urged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Urging}.] [L. urgere; akin to E. wreak. See {Wreak}, v. t.]
   1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
            Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight.
                                                  --Pope.
   2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives,
      arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
            My brother never Did urge me in his act; I did
            inquire it.                           --Shak.
   3. To provoke; to exasperate. [R.]
            Urge not my father's anger.           --Shak.
   4. To press hard upon; to follow closely
            Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. --Pope.
   5. 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.
   6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent
      measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.
   Syn: To animate; incite; impel; instigate; stimulate;
        encourage.
   

2. \Urge\, v. i.
   1. To press onward or forward. [R.]
   2. To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.