verb (usually used in negative sentences)
1 to move slightly; to make sth/sb move slightly:
[V] She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge. * The dog refused to budge. * [VN] I heaved with all my might but still couldn't budge it.
2 to change your opinion about sth; to make sb change their opinion:
[V] He won't budge an inch on the issue. * [VN] He was not to be budged on the issue.
PHRASALVERBS
budge up (BrE, informal) to move, so that there is room for other people:
Budge up a bit!
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for budge is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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