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budg

budg is the obsolete form of budge.

Meaning of budge

Verb

budge (third-person singular simple present budges, present participle budging, simple past and past participle budged)

  1. (intransitive) To move; to be shifted from a fixed position.
    • I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch.
  2. (transitive) To move; to shift from a fixed position.
    • 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. (Canada, Western, Upper Midwestern US, Indiana) To cut or butt (in line); to join the front or middle rather than the back of a queue.
    • Hey, no budging! Don't budge in line!
  5. To try to improve the spot of a decision on a sports field.

See all 9 meanings of budge

Forms of budg

third-person singular presentbudges
present participlebudging
past participlebudged
pastbudged

Questions about budg

What is budg the obsolete form of?
Budg is the obsolete form of budge.

Words near budg in the dictionary

  1. Bude lights
  2. Bude-Stratton
  3. Budeasa
  4. budesonide
  5. Budești
  6. budg
  7. budge
  8. budge an inch
  9. budge bachelor
  10. budge bachelors
  11. budge barrel

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