Synonyms and related words :
agitate, arouse, cheer on, drive, drive on, excite, exhort, goad, goad on, hasten on, hie on, hound on, hurry on, instigate, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, rally, root on, sic, speed on, spur, spur on, stimulate, stir up, urge on, whip, whip on,