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budge
1[ buhj ]
verb (used without object)
- 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)
- 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.
Synonyms: , , , ,
budge
2[ buhj ]
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.
Budge
3[ buhj ]
noun
- (John) Donald, 1915–2000, U.S. tennis player.
Budge
1/ ʌ /
noun
- 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)
budge
2/ ʌ /
verb
- to move, however slightly
the car won't budge
- to change or cause to change opinions, etc
budge
3/ ʌ /
noun
- a lambskin dressed for the fur to be worn on the outer side
Other yvlog Forms
- ܻ岵İ noun
- ܲ·ܻ岵 adjective
- ܲ·ܻ岵iԲ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of budge1
Origin of budge2
Example Sentences
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%.
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.
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.
It said Hamas remained "firm in its refusal and has not budged a millimetre," accusing the group of "manipulation and psychological warfare".
He has not budged from a demand for even more Ukrainian land than his men now occupy.
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