budge

Verb

1. (intransitive) To move; to be shifted from a fixed position.
2. (transitive) To move; to shift from a fixed position.
3. To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs.
4. (Canada, Western) To cut or butt (in line); to join the front or middle rather than the back of a queue.
5. To try to improve the spot of a decision on a sports field.

Noun

A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on, formerly used as an edging and ornament, especially on scholastic habits.

Adj

austere or stiff, like scholastics

Noun

Alcoholic drink.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bʌd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bouge

Cognate with Latin: bulga

In summary

Borrowed from Middle French bouger, from Old French bougier, from Vulgar Latin *bullicāre (“to bubble; seethe; move; stir”), from Latin bullīre (“to boil; seethe; roil”). More at boil.

Synonyms

move

stir

shift

move aside

move slightly

change position

agitate

move over

bestir

comply

drive

drop back

fall back

flick

fluctuate

give in

go

hurry

inch

influenced

make way

motivate

move around

move up

operate

propel

recede

accept

🉑

retreat

run

rustle

shake

🫨

sheepskin

step aside

swing

transferred

vary

wag

walk back

waver

withdraw

work

move backwards

be considerate

change place

regress

acquiesce

agree

allow

assent

Translations

bouger

bewegen

κινούμαι

mover

κινώ

changer de position

pousser

bewegen

hareket etmek

mouvoir

rühren

تزحزح

céder

remuer

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