urge on

Verb

Meaning

spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

force or impel in an indicated direction

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

barrack press inspire urge cheer exhort pep up root on bolt boogie speed belt bucket buzz hound

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Antonyms

dally amble dawdle delay dither dilly-dally

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Hypernyms

rede encourage counsel advise

Hyponyms

push advocate rush preach hurry bear on

Examples

To be a patriot, one had to say, and keep on saying, "Our Country, right or wrong," and urge on the little war. Have you not perceived that that phrase is an insult to the nation? Mark Twain

You do not need a whip to urge on an obedient horse. Russian Proverb

The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers Source: Internet

I urged him to finish his studies Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

urge against urge incontinence urge not to urge to merge urge to travel urged on