Background for budge

budge

/bʌdʒ/

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verb verb

Examples :

"I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but I can’t budge it."

"I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch."

action position

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Examples :

"The little dog couldn't budge the heavy box. "

action position

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verb

To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs.

Examples :

"The Minister for Finance refused to budge on the new economic rules."

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verb

(Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa) To cut or butt (in line); to join the front or middle rather than the back of a queue.

Examples :

"He tried to budge into the lunch line, but the teacher quickly told him to go to the back. "

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verb

To try to improve the spot of a decision on a sports field.

Examples :

"The coach told the team to budge the penalty spot closer to the goal after reviewing the video replay. "

sport action position

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adjective

Brisk; stirring; jocund.

Examples :

"The children's teacher had a budge enthusiasm for their science project. "

character attitude

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noun

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

Examples :

"The historical society's display featured a beautiful, soft lambskin budge, a type of fur trim used on academic robes in the past. "

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adjective

Austere or stiff, like scholastics

Examples :

"Professor Thompson's budge demeanor and strict grading policies made him a daunting figure in the university's history department. "

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