urge vs need

urge and need both are nouns.

urge and need both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
urge	Yes	No	Yes	No
need	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, need is a hypernym of urge; that is, need is a word with a broader meaning than urge:

urge: an instinctive motive
need: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

Other hypernyms of urge include motivation, motive.

urge (noun)	need (noun)
a strong restless desire	the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
an instinctive motive	anything that is necessary but lacking
	a condition requiring relief
	a state of extreme poverty or destitution

urge (verb)	need (verb)
force or impel in an indicated direction	have need of
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts	have or feel a need for
push for something	require as useful, just, or proper

Difference between urge and need

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