v. 1 press, push, drive, force, impel, speed, accelerate, hurry, rush, hustle, move, goad, prod, egg on, spur He urged his steed onward 2 press, goad, prod, egg on, spur, prompt, induce, incite, constrain, exhort, encourage, demand, request, ask, plead (with), beseech, beg, entreat, importune We've been urging the police for months to investigate the goings-on at that house 3 coax, persuade, induce, prevail upon, campaign (with), sway, influence, talk into, advise, suggest, counsel The agents urged them to sell their house while the market was good 4 argue, set forth, affirm, state, allege, assert, hold, advise, advocate, demand The residents urged that the planning board should deny permission for a supermarket
n. 5 pressure, impetus, desire, compulsion, impulse, itch, longing, yearning, drive, fancy, hunger, thirst, craving, Colloq yen We stopped because Corey felt the urge to have some ice-cream