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budge an inch

budge an inch verb: to make any change in one's position or opinion, no matter how small.

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively, informal) To make any change in one's position or opinion, no matter how small.

Synonyms of budge an inch

Forms of budge an inch

third-person singular presentbudges an inch
present participlebudging an inch
past participlebudged an inch
pastbudged an inch

Questions about budge an inch

What does budge an inch mean?
Budge an inch means to make any change in one's position or opinion, no matter how small.
What part of speech is budge an inch?
Budge an inch is a verb.
What is the past tense of budge an inch?
The past tense of budge an inch is budged an inch.

Words near budge an inch in the dictionary

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  8. budge bachelors
  9. budge barrel
  10. budge barrels
  11. Budge Budge

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