Real Dictionary

urge
verb: If you urge someone somewhere, you make them go there by touching them or talking to them.
verb: If you urge someone to do something, you try hard to persuade them to do it.

urge in American English
to press upon the attention; present or speak of earnestly and repeatedly; plead, allege, or advocate strongly
intransitive verb: to exert a driving or impelling force; give an impulse to haste or action
noun: an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse
transitive verb: to push or force along; impel with force or vigor

urge in British English
noun: a strong impulse, inner drive, or yearning
verb: to plead, press, or move (someone to do something)