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Meaning of urge

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  urge
      n 1: an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses" [syn:
           {urge}, {impulse}]
      2: a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?" [syn:
         {urge}, {itch}]
      v 1: force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to
           finish his studies" [syn: {urge}, {urge on}, {press},
           {exhort}]
      2: push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly
         that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" [syn: {recommend},
         {urge}, {advocate}]
      3: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The
         crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: {cheer},
         {root on}, {inspire}, {urge}, {barrack}, {urge on}, {exhort},
         {pep up}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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