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nudge

1

[ nuhj ]

verb (used with object)

nudged, nudging.
  1. to push slightly or gently, especially with the elbow, to get someone's attention, prod someone into action, etc.

    Synonyms: jog, poke, elbow



verb (used without object)

nudged, nudging.
  1. to give a nudge.

noun

  1. a slight or gentle push or jog, especially with the elbow.

nudge

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or noodge, nudzh

[ nooj ]

verb (used with object)

nudged, nudging.
  1. to annoy with persistent complaints, criticisms, or pleas; nag:

    He was always nudging his son to move to a better neighborhood.

verb (used without object)

nudged, nudging.
  1. to nag, whine, or carp.

noun

  1. a person who nudges; pest.

nudge

/ nʌdʒ /

verb

  1. to push or poke (someone) gently, esp with the elbow, to get attention; jog
  2. to push slowly or lightly

    as I drove out, I just nudged the gatepost

  3. to give (someone) a gentle reminder or encouragement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a gentle poke or push
  2. a gentle reminder
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈnudger, noun
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Other Words From

  • nudger noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nudge1

1665–75; variant of dial. ( k ) nidge, akin to Old English cnucian, cnocian to knock

Origin of nudge2

1875–80; < Yiddish, stem of nudyen to bore < Polish nudzić; nudnik
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nudge1

C17: perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic nugga to push

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