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urge
Overview of noun urge
The noun urge has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) urge, impulse -- (an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses")
2. (2) urge, itch -- (a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?")
Overview of verb urge
The verb urge has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (36) urge, urge on, press, exhort -- (force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies")
2. (11) recommend, urge, advocate -- (push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day")
3. (1) cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up -- (urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun urge
2 senses of urge
Sense 1
urge, impulse
=> motivation, motive, need
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
urge, itch
=> desire
=> feeling
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun urge
1 of 2 senses of urge
Sense 1
urge, impulse
=> abience
=> adience
=> death instinct, death wish, Thanatos
=> wanderlust, itchy feet
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun urge
2 senses of urge
Sense 1
urge, impulse
=> motivation, motive, need
Sense 2
urge, itch
=> desire
Antonyms of noun urge
Member Holonyms of noun urge
Substance Holonyms of noun urge
Part Holonyms of noun urge
Member Meronyms of noun urge
Substance Meronyms of noun urge
Part Meronyms of noun urge
Meronyms of noun urge
Holonyms of noun urge
Attributes of noun urge
Derived Forms of noun urge
Domain of noun urge
Domain Terms of noun urge
Familiarity of noun urge
urge used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun urge
2 senses of urge
Sense 1
urge, impulse
> motivation, motive, need
=> life
=> rational motive
=> irrational motive
=> urge, impulse
=> ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality
=> psychic energy, mental energy
Sense 2
urge, itch
> desire
=> ambition, aspiration, dream
=> bloodlust
=> temptation
=> craving
=> wish, wishing, want
=> longing, yearning, hungriness
=> sexual desire, eros, concupiscence, physical attraction
=> urge, itch
=> caprice, impulse, whim
Meronyms of noun urge
2 senses of urge
Holonyms of noun urge
Grep of noun urge
allegheny mountain spurge
allegheny spurge
caper spurge
cypress spurge
debris surge
demiurge
dwarf spurge
flowering spurge
hairy spurge
japanese spurge
leafy spurge
myrtle spurge
petty spurge
purge
scourge
sexual urge
slipper spurge
splurge
spurge
sun spurge
surge
thaumaturge
toothed spurge
tramp's spurge
upsurge
urge
urge incontinence
urgency
wild spurge
wood spurge
Antonyms of verb urge
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb urge
3 senses of urge
Sense 1
urge, urge on, press, exhort
=> rede, advise, counsel
=> hash out, discuss, talk over
=> talk of, talk about
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
recommend, urge, advocate
=> propose, suggest, advise
=> declare
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 3
cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up
=> encourage
=> inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
=> stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb urge
2 of 3 senses of urge
Sense 1
urge, urge on, press, exhort
=> rush, hurry
=> push, bear on
=> preach, advocate
Sense 3
cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up
=> cheerlead
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb urge
3 senses of urge
Sense 1
urge, urge on, press, exhort
=> rede, advise, counsel
Sense 2
recommend, urge, advocate
=> propose, suggest, advise
Sense 3
cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up
=> encourage
'Cause To' of verb urge
Derived Forms of verb urge
3 senses of urge
Sense 1
urge, urge on, press, exhort
RELATED TO>(adj) urgent#1
=> pressing, urgent
RELATED TO>(noun) urging#1
=> goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring
Sense 2
recommend, urge, advocate
RELATED TO>(adj) urgent#1
=> pressing, urgent
RELATED TO>(noun) urgency#4
=> importunity, urgency, urging
Sense 3
cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up
RELATED TO>(adj) urgent#1
=> pressing, urgent
RELATED TO>(noun) urging#2
=> urging
Domain of verb urge
Domain Terms of verb urge
Familiarity of verb urge
urge used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb urge
3 senses of urge
Sense 1
urge, urge on, press, exhort
EX: Sam cannot urge Sue
EX: They urge him to write the letter
Sense 2
recommend, urge, advocate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 3
cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up
EX: They urge him to write the letter
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb urge
3 senses of urge
Sense 1
urge, urge on, press, exhort
> rede, advise, counsel
=> urge, urge on, press, exhort
=> dissuade, deter
=> warn, discourage, admonish, monish
=> tip off, tip
=> misadvise, misguide
=> propound
=> consult
=> contraindicate
Sense 2
recommend, urge, advocate
> propose, suggest, advise
=> recommend, urge, advocate
=> advance, throw out
=> proposition
=> feed back
=> submit, state, put forward, posit
=> move, make a motion
Sense 3
cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up
> encourage
=> cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up
=> foster, nurture
=> hollo
=> cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden
=> draw out
=> bring out
=> spur, goad
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb urge
Sense 1
urge, urge on, press, exhort
=> rede, advise, counsel
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Sense 2
recommend, urge, advocate
=> propose, suggest, advise
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Sense 3
cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up
=> encourage
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Grep of verb urge
purge
resurge
scourge
splurge
surge
urge
urge on
Grep of adj urge
urgent
Grep of adv urge
urgently
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