Synonyms and related words :
actuate, animate, assault, bear, bear upon, boost, buck, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump against, bunt, butt, butt against, cage, catalyst, coerce, compel, compulsion, corral, cram, crowd, desire, dig, drive, drive on, drove, egg on, elbow, exhort, flog, force, forward, gad, gadfly, give an impetus, give momentum, herd, hurtle, hustle, impel, impetus, impulse, impulsion, incentive, incitation, incite, incitement, instigate, jab, jam, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, lash, lust, motivate, motivation, move, needle, nudge, oxgoad, passion, pile drive, poke, power, press, prick, prod, prompt, propel, punch, punch cattle, push, put in motion, ram, ram down, rattle, ride herd on, round up, rowel, run, run against, set agoing, set going, set in motion, shake, shepherd, shoulder, shove, sic, spur, stimulant, sting, stress, tamp, thrust, urge, whip, whip on, whiplash, wrangle, zeal