Definition of: urge

(ûrj) v. urged, urg·ing v.t.
1. To drive or force forward; impel; push.
2. To plead with or entreat earnestly, as with arguments or explanations: He urged them to accept the plan.
3. To press or argue the doing, consideration, or acceptance of; advocate earnestly.
4. To move or force to some course or action; constrain.
5. To stimulate or excite; incite; intensify.
6. To ply or use vigorously, as oars.
—v.i.
7. To present or press arguments, claims, etc.
8. To exert an impelling or prompting force. See synonyms under ACTUATE, PERSUADE, PIQUE, PLEAD, PUSH, QUICKEN.
—noun
1. A strong impulse to perform a certain act.
2. The act of urging; the state of being urged. [<L urgere drive, urge]