Put
Put verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
Urge
Urge verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Their flesh will tear.Please resist the urge to put examples on this page or link to this page on tropes unless you are citing from 40K novels in which the Word Bearers feature.
Source: Literature / Word Bearers - Werewolves: Though Uratha can get competitive over who's the better hunter, their urge to hunt means that there's almost no difference between Werewolves and Predator Beasts, making them one of the most common allies if they can put their egos aside.
- Not So Different: Erik argues this to Knut, reminding that it was he who locked the girl in the cellar, not to protect her from Erik as he claims, but because he wanted to rape her, and put her there to resist the urge.
Source: Film / Sauna
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Urge and Put. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/put/urge
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Urge or Put. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/put/urge.
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