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verb
1. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To incite; urge on; encourage.
2. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To irritate; grill; provoke.
3. (intransitive, Britain dialectal) To be eager, prone; hurry.
4. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To make as if to strike; argue (with); strive after; try to obtain.
5. (intransitive, Britain dialectal) To strive onward and upward.