budge
1to 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.
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.
Origin of budge
1Other words for budge
Other words from budge
- budger, noun
- un·budged, adjective
- un·budg·ing, adjective
Other definitions for budge (2 of 3)
a fur made from lambskin with the wool dressed outward, used especially as an inexpensive trimming on academic or official gowns.
made from, trimmed, or lined with budge.
Obsolete. pompous; solemn.
Origin of budge
2Other definitions for Budge (3 of 3)
(John) Donald, 1915–2000, U.S. tennis player.
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British Dictionary definitions for budge (1 of 3)
/ (bʌdʒ) /
to move, however slightly: the car won't budge
to change or cause to change opinions, etc
Origin of budge
1British Dictionary definitions for budge (2 of 3)
/ (bʌdʒ) /
a lambskin dressed for the fur to be worn on the outer side
Origin of budge
2British Dictionary definitions for Budge (3 of 3)
/ (bʌdʒ) /
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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