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budge

1

[ buhj ]

verb (used without object)

budged, budging.
  1. to move slightly; begin to move:

    He stepped on the gas but the car didn't budge.

  2. to change one's opinion or stated position; yield:

    Once her father had said “no,” he wouldn't budge.



verb (used with object)

budged, budging.
  1. to cause to move; begin to move:

    It took three of them to budge the rock.

  2. to cause (someone) to reconsider or change an opinion, decision, or stated position:

    They couldn't budge the lawyer.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

budge

2

[ buhj ]

noun

  1. a fur made from lambskin with the wool dressed outward, used especially as an inexpensive trimming on academic or official gowns.

adjective

  1. made from, trimmed, or lined with budge.
  2. Obsolete. pompous; solemn.

Budge

3

[ buhj ]

noun

  1. (John) Donald, 1915–2000, U.S. tennis player.

Budge

1

/ ʌ /

noun

  1. BudgeDon(ald)19152000MUSSPORT 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

budge

2

/ ʌ /

verb

  1. to move, however slightly

    the car won't budge

  2. to change or cause to change opinions, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

budge

3

/ ʌ /

noun

  1. a lambskin dressed for the fur to be worn on the outer side
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܻ岵İ noun
  • ܲ·ܻ岵 adjective
  • ܲ·ܻ岵iԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of budge1

1580–90; < Anglo-French, Middle French bouger to stir < Vulgar Latin to bubble, frequentative of Latin ܱī; boil 1

Origin of budge2

1350–1400; Middle English bugee, perhaps akin to budget
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of budge1

C16: from Old French bouger , from Vulgar Latin ܱ (unattested) to bubble, from Latin ܱī to boil, from bulla bubble

Origin of budge2

C14: from Anglo-French bogee , of obscure origin
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Barry Cooper, a longtime conservative political scientist in Alberta, noted that Smith's approval rating - while one of the lowest among Canada's premiers - has not budged at around 46%.

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Reeves has repeatedly said she will not budge from her fiscal rules, which include not borrowing to fund day-to-day spending and seeing debt fall as a share of the UK economic output by 2029/30.

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And at the same time, borrowing and unemployment are ticking up and there is no sign of the economy budging, even though getting it to grow is Labour's number one mission.

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It said Hamas remained "firm in its refusal and has not budged a millimetre," accusing the group of "manipulation and psychological warfare".

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He has not budged from a demand for even more Ukrainian land than his men now occupy.

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