budge
/bʌdʒ/
Dictionary
verb
- To move.
"I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch."
- To move.
"I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but I can’t budge it."
- To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs.
"The Minister for Finance refused to budge on the new economic rules."
- (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa) To cut or butt (in line); to join the front or middle rather than the back of a queue.
"Hey, no budging! Don't budge in line!"
- To try to improve the spot of a decision on a sports field.
Synonyms:shift
adjective
- Brisk; stirring; jocund.
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