The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
nudged — nÊŒdÊ’ n. slight push (especially with the elbow); act of gentle persuasion v. push slightly (especially with the elbow); prod to action by gentle pestering; move forward slowly, approach … English contemporary dictionary
nudge — [[t]nʌ̱ʤ[/t]] nudges, nudging, nudged 1) VERB If you nudge someone, you push them gently, usually with your elbow, in order to draw their attention to something. [V n] I nudged Stan and pointed again... [V n] Stop it, he said, and nudged the boy… … English dictionary
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nudge — I UK [nʌdʒ] / US verb Word forms nudge : present tense I/you/we/they nudge he/she/it nudges present participle nudging past tense nudged past participle nudged 1) [transitive] to use a part of your body, especially your elbow, to give a little… … English dictionary
nudge — [nʌdʒ] verb [intransitive, transitive] to increase the value or position of something on a scale by a small amount, or to increase or move up by a small amount: nudge something up/to something etc • Investors bought blue chips again, nudging the … Financial and business terms
nudge — [nʌdʒ] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [T] to push someone gently, usually with your elbow, in order to get their attention ▪ Jill nudged him in the ribs. 2.) [T always + adverb/preposition] to move something … Dictionary of contemporary English
nudge — verb 1 (T) to push someone gently, usually with your elbow, in order to get their attention: “Look!” Benjamin nudged his mother. “There s my teacher, Miss Watts.” 2 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something or someone a short distance by… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nudge — 1. verb 1) he nudged Ben Syn: poke, elbow, dig, prod, jog, jab 2) the canoe nudged a bank Syn: touch, bump (against), push (against), run into 3) we nu … Thesaurus of popular words
poke# — poke vb Poke, prod, nudge, jog are comparable when they mean, as verbs, to thrust something into so as to stir up, urge on, or attract attention and, as nouns, the act or an instance of such thrusting. Poke implies primarily the use of a body… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
nudge — 1. verb 1) he nudged Ben Syn: prod, elbow, dig, poke, jab 2) the canoe nudged the bank Syn: touch, bump (against), push (against), run into 3) we nudg … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
