Dictionary definition · urge
noun
- an instinctive motive"profound religious impulses"
- a strong restless desire"why this urge to travel?"
verb
- force or impel in an indicated direction"I urged him to finish his studies"
- push for something"The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
- spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts"The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).