BUDGE

budge

Noun

  1. A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on, formerly used as an edging and ornament, especially on scholastic habits.

Verb

  1. To move.
    I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch.
  2. To move.
    I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but I can’t budge it.
  3. To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs.
    The Minister for Finance refused to budge on the new economic rules.
  4. To try to improve the spot of a decision on a sports field.

Adjective

  1. Brisk; stirring; jocund.

Adjective (etymology 2)

  1. austere or stiff, like scholastics


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