budge

¹

[ buhj ]

verb (used without object)

, budged, budg·ing.

1. to move slightly; begin to move:

   He stepped on the gas but the car didn't budge.

2. to change one's opinion or stated position; yield:

   Once her father had said “no,” he wouldn't budge.

verb (used with object)

, budged, budg·ing.

1. to cause to move; begin to move:

   It took three of them to budge the rock.

2. to cause (someone) to reconsider or change an opinion, decision, or stated position:

   They couldn't budge the lawyer.

   Synonyms: convince, sway, move, induce, persuade

budge

²

[ buhj ]

noun

1. a fur made from lambskin with the wool dressed outward, used especially as an inexpensive trimming on academic or official gowns.

adjective

1. made from, trimmed, or lined with budge.
2. Obsolete. pompous; solemn.

Budge

³

[ buhj ]

noun

1. (John) Donald, 1915–2000, U.S. tennis player.

Budge

¹

/ bʌdʒ /

noun

1. 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 /

verb

1. to move, however slightly

   the car won't budge

2. to change or cause to change opinions, etc

budge

³

/ bʌdʒ /

noun

1. a lambskin dressed for the fur to be worn on the outer side

Other Words From

• budger noun
• un·budged adjective
• un·budging adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of budge¹

1580–90; < Anglo-French, Middle French bouger to stir < Vulgar Latin *bullicāre to bubble, frequentative of Latin bullīre; boil ¹

Origin of budge²

1350–1400; Middle English bugee, perhaps akin to budget

Word History and Origins

Origin of budge¹

C16: from Old French bouger , from Vulgar Latin bullicāre (unattested) to bubble, from Latin bullīre to boil, from bulla bubble

Origin of budge²

C14: from Anglo-French bogee , of obscure origin

Example Sentences

During his budge speech, Treasurer Joe Hockey proclaimed: “The age of entitlement is over.”

From The Daily Beast

Nothing, it seems, will budge them from their opposition to give-and-take of governance.

From The Daily Beast

The Democratic presidential administration refuses to budge, and the government is shut down.

From The Daily Beast

In this crisis, there were no hands on deck—no one willing to budge one iota from their respective ideological corners.

From The Daily Beast

The administration refused to budge on calling a spade a spade.

From The Daily Beast

Hamilton sprang to his aid and did his utmost to effect his release; but, powerful as he was, he could not budge him.

From Project Gutenberg

And before I could budge she throws her arms around my neck and told me to say it again, say it again, say it again!

From Project Gutenberg

Budge is lambskin with the wool dressed outwards, worn on the edge of the hoods of bachelors of arts, etc.

From Project Gutenberg

"Don't you budge an inch from there till I git back," shouted Shorty, as he drove away.

From Project Gutenberg

He could not budge it, nor could the mighty Ling, nor could all of them together.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bend