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budge
What does budge mean?
budge (verb): to move; to shift from a fixed position.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use budge in a sentence?
- I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but I can’t budge it. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce budge?
/bʌdʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does budge come from?
Borrowed from Middle French bouger, from Old French bougier.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of budge?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “budge” mean?
prove capable or fit; meet requirements
Not quite: that's what qualify means.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
Not quite: that's what sail means.
to move; to shift from a fixed position
Right! That's what “budge” means.
deprive somebody of something by deceit
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Which word is closest in meaning to “budge”?
stir
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sink
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snap
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skip
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