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Meaning of budge
verb
- To move. Example: I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch.
- To move. Example: I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but I can’t budge it.
- To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs. Example: The Minister for Finance refused to budge on the new economic rules.
- (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa) To cut or butt (in line); to join the front or middle rather than the back of a queue. Example: Hey, no budging! Don't budge in line!
- To try to improve the spot of a decision on a sports field.
adjective
- Brisk; stirring; jocund.
noun
- A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on, formerly used as an edging and ornament, especially on scholastic habits.
adjective
- Austere or stiff, like scholastics
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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A dictionary checker verifies whether a typed word exists in a word list. It is useful for word games, puzzle checks, spelling checks, and quick vocabulary confirmation.
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