Budge Definition
bŭj
budged, budges, budging
verb
budged, budges, budging
To move even a little.
Unable to budge the boulder.
Webster's New World
To alter a position or attitude.
Had made the decision and wouldn't budge.
American Heritage
To yield or cause to yield.
Webster's New World
To cause to alter a position or attitude.
An adamant critic who couldn't be budged.
American Heritage
noun
budges
Lambskin dressed so that the wool is worn outward, esp. as a trimming on academic gowns of the past.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- John Donald Budge
- don budge
adjective
Solemn or pompous.
Webster's New World
(obsolete) Brisk; stirring; jocund.
Wiktionary
(obsolete) Austere or stiff, like scholastics.
Wiktionary
Origin of Budge
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Middle English bouge from Anglo-Norman from Medieval Latin bugia probably from Latin bulga leather bag budget
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Old French bouger from Vulgar Latin bullicāre to bubble from Latin bullīre to boil
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin bulga (“a leathern bag or knapsack”).
From Wiktionary
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From French bouger.
From Wiktionary
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