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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nudge1 /nʌdʒ/USA pronunciation v., nudged, nudg•ing, n. v. [~ + object] - to push slightly or gently, esp. with the elbow to get someone's attention.
- to come close to reaching:The thermometer was nudging 80° F.
n. [countable] - a slight or gentle push esp. with the elbow.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nudge1 (nuj),USA pronunciation v., nudged, nudg•ing, n. v.t. - to push slightly or gently, esp. with the elbow, to get someone's attention, prod someone into action, etc.
v.i. - to give a nudge.
n. - a slight or gentle push or jog, esp. with the elbow.
- variant of dialect, dialectal (k)nidge, akin to Old English cnucian, cnocian to knock 1665–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged elbow, poke, jog.
nudge2 (nŏŏj),USA pronunciation v., nudged, nudg•ing, n. v.t. - to annoy with persistent complaints, criticisms, or pleas;
nag:He was always nudging his son to move to a better neighborhood.
v.i. - to nag, whine, or carp.
n. - a person who nudges;
pest.
Also, noodge, nudzh. - Polish nudzić; compare nudnik
- Yiddish, stem of nudyen to bore
- 1875–80
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