budge (redirected from budging up)

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.

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

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budge ²  (bj)

n.

Fur made from lambskin dressed with the wool outside, formerly used to trim academic robes.

adj. Archaic

Overformal; pompous.

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

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Budge [bʌdʒ]

n

(Biographies / Budge, Don(ald) (1915-2000) M, US, SPORT 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)

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budge¹

vb (usually used with a negative)

1. to move, however slightly the car won't budge

2. to change or cause to change opinions, etc.

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

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budge²

n

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a lambskin dressed for the fur to be worn on the outer side

[from Anglo-French bogee, of obscure origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Budge - 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) Don Budge, John Donald Budge
Verb	1.	budge - move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" stir, agitate, shift move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

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budge

verb

1. yield, change, compromise, bend, concede, surrender, comply, give way, capitulate, acquiesce, change your mind Both sides say they will not budge.

2. persuade, influence, convince, sway The Prime Minister was not to be budged by the verbal assault.

3. move, roll, slide, stir, give way, change position The snake still refused to budge.

4. dislodge, move, push, roll, remove, transfer, shift, slide, stir, propel I pulled and pulled but I couldn't budge it.

Translations

budge [bʌdʒ]

A. VT (= move) → mover, hacer que se mueva
I couldn't budge him an inch (fig) → no lo pude convencer

B. VI (= move) → moverse (fig) → ceder, rendirse
he didn't dare to budge → no se atrevía a moverse
he won't budge an inch (fig) → no cede lo más mínimo

budge up VI + ADV → moverse un poco, correrse a un lado

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budge [ˈbʌdʒ]

vt

(= move) → faire bouger

(= deflect) [+ person] → faire changer d'avis

vi

(= move) → bouger

(= change one's stance) → transiger
to budge on sth [+ point] → transiger sur qch

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budge

vi

(= move) → sich rühren, sich bewegen; budge up or over! → mach Platz!, rück mal ein Stückchen!

(fig: = give way) → nachgeben, weichen; I will not budge an inch → ich werde keinen Fingerbreit nachgeben or weichen; he is not going to budge → er gibt nicht nach, der bleibt stur (inf)

vt

(= move) → (von der Stelle) bewegen

(= force to give way) → zum Nachgeben bewegen; we can’t budge him → er lässt sich durch nichts erweichen

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budge [bʌdʒ]

1. vt (move) → spostare, smuovere
I couldn't budge him an inch (fig) → non sono riuscito a smuoverlo di un dito

2. vi → muoversi, spostarsi (fig) → smuoversi

budge up vi budge up, will you → fatti un po' più in là

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budge [bʌdʒ]

1. vt (move) → spostare, smuovere
I couldn't budge him an inch (fig) → non sono riuscito a smuoverlo di un dito

2. vi → muoversi, spostarsi (fig) → smuoversi

budge up vi budge up, will you → fatti un po' più in là

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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 liikauttaa (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 微微移动