fudgenoun
uk/fʌdʒ/us/fʌdʒ/fudge noun (SWEET/CANDY)
[ U ] a soft sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk
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Sweets
- almond paste
- barley sugar
- bitter chocolate
- bittersweet chocolate
- boiled sweet
- cinnamon bun
- comfit
- confectioner
- confectionery
- cotton candy
- liquorice
- lollipop
- lolly
- marshmallow
- marzipan
- stick of rock
- sweetie
- sweetmeat
- sweety
- toffee
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fudge noun (AVOID)
[ C usually singular ] UK a plan or action that avoids making a clear decision or giving a clear answer:
She suspects that this compromise deal will be nothing more than a fudge.
It's a bit of a fudge but we could put the cost through on next year's budget.
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Avoiding action
- avoid
- avoid sth like the plague idiom
- avoidance
- bottle
- bottle out
- flinch
- flinch from sth/doing sth
- get out of sth
- get round sth
- get-out clause
- insure
- shrink
- sit on your arse idiom
- skip out on sb/sth
- stand around
- stand by
- stand round
- steer
- welch
- welsh
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fudgeverb [ T ]
uk/fʌdʒ/us/fʌdʒ/to avoid making a decision or giving a clear answer about something:
The government continues to fudge the issue by refusing to give exact figures.
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Avoiding action
- avoid
- avoid sth like the plague idiom
- avoidance
- bottle
- bottle out
- flinch
- flinch from sth/doing sth
- get out of sth
- get round sth
- get-out clause
- insure
- shrink
- sit on your arse idiom
- skip out on sb/sth
- stand around
- stand by
- stand round
- steer
- welch
- welsh
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