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budge
1[ buhj ]
verb (used without object)
- to move slightly; begin to move:
He stepped on the gas but the car didn't budge.
- to change one's opinion or stated position; yield:
Once her father had said “no,” he wouldn't budge.
budge
2[ buhj ]
noun
- a fur made from lambskin with the wool dressed outward, used especially as an inexpensive trimming on academic or official gowns.
adjective
- made from, trimmed, or lined with budge.
- Obsolete. pompous; solemn.
Budge
3[ buhj ]
noun
- (John) Donald, 1915–2000, U.S. tennis player.
Budge
1/ bʌdʒ /
noun
- BudgeDon(ald)19152000MUSSPORT AND GAMES: tennis player Don ( ald ). 1915–2000, US tennis player, the first man to win the Grand Slam of singles championships (Australia, France, Wimbledon, and the US) in one year (1938)
budge
2/ bʌdʒ /
noun
- a lambskin dressed for the fur to be worn on the outer side
budge
3/ bʌdʒ /
verb
- to move, however slightly
the car won't budge
- to change or cause to change opinions, etc
Other Words From
- budger noun
- un·budged adjective
- un·budging adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of budge1
Origin of budge2
Example Sentences
They want Reeves to think again but so far there's no sign the Treasury intends to budge.
Schiff’s support with a majority of California voters has barely budged since then.
Polls show the race is essentially tied, within a margin that has budged little since Harris replaced President Biden as the Democratic nominee in late July.
There is currently no sign either councils or the Scottish government will budge on pay.
That these temperature projections haven't really budged is one of the things that is frustrating the UN - while countries have made promises at COP27 and COP28, action on the ground has been very slow.
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