To raise the intensity, excitement, tension, etc., of.
To produce nervous tension in.
To raise the pitch of.
To raise (the whole ring of an arch) off its centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly.
To provoke; to exasperate.
To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
To press onward or forward.
To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
To press hard upon; to follow closely.
A strong desire; an itch to do something.