Meaning of budge in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /bədʒ/

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  1. Verb

    budge

    Etymology

    late 16th century: from French bouger‘to stir’, based on Latin bullire‘to boil’

    Definitions

    1. move very slightly

    Examples

    • « He shifted in his seat »

    Derived terms

  2. Noun

    Budge

    Definitions

    1. 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)

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