budge

[ buhj ]

/ bʌdʒ /

(often used negatively)

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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.

Words related to budge

bend, propel, shift, move, influence, yield, sway, push, slide, persuade, remove, inch, convince, stir, roll, change, locomote

Words nearby budge

buddy seat, buddy stores, buddy system, buddy up, buddy-buddy, budge, budgeree, budgerigar, budget, budget account, budget deficit

Origin of budge

1580–90; < Anglo-French, Middle French bouger to stir < Vulgar Latin *bullicāre to bubble, frequentative of Latin bullīre; see boil¹

SYNONYMS FOR budge

4 persuade, induce, move, sway, convince.

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OTHER WORDS FROM budge

budg·er, nounun·budged, adjectiveun·budg·ing, adjective

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

1350–1400; 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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Examples from the Web for budge

During his budge speech, Treasurer Joe Hockey proclaimed: “The age of entitlement is over.”
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Nothing, it seems, will budge them from their opposition to give-and-take of governance.
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The Democratic presidential administration refuses to budge, and the government is shut down.
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In this crisis, there were no hands on deck—no one willing to budge one iota from their respective ideological corners.
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But the Russians, Assad's top international backers, look unlikely to budge.
Will We Go To War In Syria?|Ali Gharib|April 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Poor Harkness had to recognize the truth of what Budge said.
Red-Robin|Jane Abbott
Ulenspiegel did not budge, but her attendant came up to his lady.
The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere|Charles de Coster
The President was capable of digging his toes in and refusing to budge, as he did over Fiume.
The Economic Consequences of the Peace|John Maynard Keynes
I will go, sir, over the world for your sake, but in courtesy I will not budge a foot.
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We are desirous greatly to see all these smug ancient gentlemen satisfied; but notwithstanding we are unable to budge an inch.
The Great Company|Beckles Willson

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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