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nudgenoun countable UK /nʌdʒ/ 1 a little push that you give to someone or something with a part of your body, especially your elbow Synonyms and related words
nudgenoun countable US /nʌdʒ/ 1 a little push that you give to someone or something with a part of your body, especially your elbow Synonyms and related words
nudge1 transitive to use a part of your body, especially your elbow, to give a little push to someone or somethingSheila nudged me in the ribs, and pointed at Paul. Patrick nudged the door closed with his foot. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to try to move something by pushing 2 transitive to make something move gradually or a little way in a particular directionThe central bank can nudge rates lower if necessary. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something, slowly 2a intransitive to move gradually in a particular directionThe temperatures are nudging up into the eighties. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something, slowly
3 transitive to encourage someone in a gentle way to do somethingShe tries to nudge her students into reading more. Synonyms and related words
To encourage someone to do or to not do something encourage persuade convince 4 nudge nudge, wink winkused to say that something is not completely serious or honestWorking from home has always had a touch of the nudge-nudge-wink-wink about it - the kind of thing you say while tweaking the air with both index fingers to indicate inverted commas. Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 18/03/2020
nudge1 transitive to use a part of your body, especially your elbow, to give a little push to someone or somethingSheila nudged me in the ribs, and pointed at Paul. Patrick nudged the door closed with his foot. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to try to move something by pushing 2 transitive to make something move gradually or a little way in a particular directionThe central bank can nudge rates lower if necessary. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something, slowly 2a intransitive to move gradually in a particular directionThe temperatures are nudging up into the eighties. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something, slowly
3 transitive to encourage someone in a gentle way to do somethingShe tries to nudge her students into reading more. Synonyms and related words
To encourage someone to do or to not do something encourage persuade convince 4 nudge nudge, wink winkused to say that something is not completely serious or honestWorking from home has always had a touch of the nudge-nudge-wink-wink about it - the kind of thing you say while tweaking the air with both index fingers to indicate inverted commas. Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 18/03/2020
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