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urge vs hurry

hurry vs urge

urge and hurry both are nouns.

urge and hurry both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
urge Yes No Yes No
hurry Yes No Yes No
As verbs, hurry is a hyponym of urge; that is, hurry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than urge:
  • urge: force or impel in an indicated direction
  • hurry: urge to an unnatural speed
Other hyponyms of urge include rush, bear on, push, advocate, preach.
urge (noun) hurry (noun)
a strong restless desire the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
an instinctive motive overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
urge (verb) hurry (verb)
force or impel in an indicated direction act at high speed
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts urge to an unnatural speed
push for something move very fast
Difference between urge and hurry

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