Analysis Complete

urge

/ urge /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a strong restless desire
"why this urge to travel?"
Type of:
desire
Derived:
itch spoil
noun Sense 2
an instinctive motive
"profound religious impulses"
Type of:
motivation motive need
Kinds of:
abience adience death instinct death wish wanderlust
verb Sense 3
force or impel in an indicated direction
"I urged him to finish his studies"
Type of:
advise counsel
Kinds of:
rush hurry push bear on preach
Derived:
exhortation incitement pressure goad goading
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb Sense 4
push for something
"The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
Type of:
propose suggest advise
Derived:
importunity urgency urging recommendation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 5
urge on or encourage especially by shouts
"The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
Type of:
encourage
Kinds of:
cheerlead
Derived:
exhortation incitement urging cheerer cheering
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
37
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

desire motivation motive need abience adience death instinct death wish wanderlust advise counsel rush