budge
1[ buhj ]
/ bʌdʒ /
verb (used without object), budged, budg·ing.
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.
verb (used with object), budged, budg·ing.
to cause to move; begin to move: It took three of them to budge the rock.
to cause (someone) to reconsider or change an opinion, decision, or stated position: They couldn't budge the lawyer.
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TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of budge
11580–90; < Anglo-French, Middle French bouger to stir < Vulgar Latin *bullicāre to bubble, frequentative of Latin bullīre; see boil1
OTHER WORDS FROM budge
budg·er, nounun·budged, adjectiveun·budg·ing, adjectiveWords nearby budge
Definition for budge (2 of 3)
budge2
[ buhj ]
/ bʌdʒ /
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.
Origin of budge
21350–1400; Middle English bugee, perhaps akin to budget
Definition for budge (3 of 3)
Budge
[ buhj ]
/ bʌdʒ /
noun
(John) Donald,1915–2000, U.S. tennis player.
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British Dictionary definitions for budge (1 of 3)
budge1
/ (bʌdʒ) /
verb (usually used with a negative)
to move, however slightlythe car won't budge
to change or cause to change opinions, etc
Word Origin for budge
C16: from Old French bouger, from Vulgar Latin bullicāre (unattested) to bubble, from Latin bullīre to boil, from bulla bubble
British Dictionary definitions for budge (2 of 3)
budge2
/ (bʌdʒ) /
noun
a lambskin dressed for the fur to be worn on the outer side
Word Origin for budge
C14: from Anglo-French bogee, of obscure origin
British Dictionary definitions for budge (3 of 3)
Budge
/ (bʌdʒ) /
noun
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)
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