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budge
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budge 1  (bj)
v. budged, budg·ing, budg·es
v.intr.
1. To move or stir slightly: The trapped child was stuck tight and couldn't budge.
2. To alter a position or attitude: had made the decision and wouldn't budge.
v.tr.
1. To cause to move slightly.
2. To cause to alter a position or attitude: an adamant critic who couldn't be budged.

[Old French bouger, from Vulgar Latin *bullicre, to bubble, from Latin bullre, to boil.]

budge 2  (bj)
n.
Fur made from lambskin dressed with the wool outside, formerly used to trim academic robes.
adj. Archaic
Overformal; pompous.

[Middle English bouge, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin bugia, probably from Latin bulga, leather bag; see budget.]

budge
Verb
[budging, budged]
1. to move slightly: he refuses to budge off that chair
2. to change or cause to change opinions: nothing would budge him from this idea [Old French bouger]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.budgeBudge - United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
Verb1.budge - move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

budge
verb 3. move, roll, slide, stir, give way, change position
Translations
budge [bʌdʒ] vtmover;
(fig) → hacer ceder
vimoverse

budge [bʌdʒ] vtfaire bouger
vibouger

budge [bʌdʒ] vt(von der Stelle) bewegen (fig); zum Nachgeben bewegen

budge [bʌdʒ] vtscostare
vispostarsi

budge
v budge [badʒ]
to (cause to) move, even slightly I can't budge it; It won't budge! verroer, beweeg يُحَرِّكُ، يُزَحْزِحُ мърдам (po)hnout (se) give sig; lad sig rokke (vom Fleck) bewegen, rühren μετακινώ, μετακινούμαι mover nihutama, nihkuma تکان دادن hievahtaa, saada hievahtamaan (faire) bouger לַזוּז हिलना, हटना micati se moccan bergerak spostarsi, muoversi ちょっと動く 조금 움직이다 pa(si)judinti (iš vietos) pakustināt; pakustēties berganjak (zich) bewegen rokke, røre ruszyć, drgnąć mexer-se a (se) clinti; a (se) mişca пошевельнуть, сдвинуть с места pohnúť (sa) premakniti (se) mrdnuti röra sig ur fläcken, rubba ขยับ kımılda(t)mak 微微移動 ворушитися; зрушити з місця حرکت کرنا làm nhúc nhích


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