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admonish |
to exhort, urge, or remind, as of a duty. [1/3 definitions] |
advocate |
to urge support or acceptance of. [1/4 definitions] |
build a fire under |
(informal) to urge to action, speed, or the like. |
caution |
to give a warning to or urge prudence upon. [1/5 definitions] |
come on |
used to urge or order someone to do something, especially to come forward, come along, or hurry up. [1/7 definitions] |
egg2 |
to urge or encourage to act (usually followed by "on"). |
encourage |
to enthusiastically advise (someone) to do something; urge. [1/3 definitions] |
exhort |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness. [1/2 definitions] |
goad |
a rod with a pointed or electric tip, used to urge cattle or other animals to move; prod. [1/4 definitions] |
hallo |
used to urge hunting dogs forward in a hunt. [2/6 definitions] |
halloo |
to urge on (hounds, esp. in fox hunting) by shouting "halloo". [2/3 definitions] |
ho |
used to attract attention, or used to urge movement in a particular direction. [1/2 definitions] |
hound |
to nag or urge without stopping. [1/3 definitions] |
hurry |
to cause or urge (someone) to move or act quickly. [2/3 definitions] |
incite |
to urge to action by stirring up emotions. [1/2 definitions] |
mush2 |
used to urge sled dogs forward. [1/2 definitions] |
preach |
to advocate publicly; urge others to adopt or accept. [1/4 definitions] |
press1 |
to urge in such a way as to make uncomfortable. [1/16 definitions] |
prompt |
to urge or incite to act. [1/7 definitions] |
push |
to urge strongly toward a particular action or way of thinking. [1/6 definitions] |
sex |
the urge or instinct to engage in sexual activity. [1/6 definitions] |
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