impulse

A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.

• c. 1715-1716, Samuel Clarke, letter to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse.

A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.

• The impulse to learn drove me to study night and day.
• When I saw the new book, I couldn't resist the impulse to browse through it.

The integral of force over time.

• The total impulse from the impact will depend on the kinetic energy of the projectile.

To impel; to incite.transitive

• With that force so impulsed and prest they are carried under the deepe Ocean.