Difference between Urge and Press

What is the difference between Urge and Press?

Urge as a noun is a strong desire; an itch to do something. while Press as a noun is a device used to apply pressure to an item.

Urge

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A strong desire; an itch to do something.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity. To provoke; to exasperate. To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat. To press onward or forward. To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.

Example sentence: You and I are but specks of that rhythmic urge which is Brahma, which is Allah, which is God.

Press

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A device used to apply pressure to an item.A collective term for the print based media (both the people and the newspapers)An enclosed storage space (eg closet, cupboard).A printing machine.An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to exert weight or force against, to act upon with with force or weightto compress, squeezeto clasp, hold in an embrace; to hugto reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smoothTo flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.to drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain directionto weigh upon, oppress, troubleto force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly, impelto hasten, urge onwardto urge, beseech, entreatto lay stress upon, emphasizeto throng, crowdto print

Example sentence: When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.

We hope you now know whether to use Urge or Press in your sentence.

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