Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: budge
IPA transcription: [b'ʌdʒ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Budge, Don_Budge, John_Donald_Budge
    Meaning: United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: stir, shift, budge, agitate
    Meaning: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
Usage examples
  • "I can't budge."
  • But the hair wouldn't budge.
  • We'll have to budge, mates."
  • "Budge, you skulk!" cried Pew.
  • They wouldn't budge otherwise.
  • But don't try to budge; stand right where you are.
  • He coughed and shook his head, but did not budge an inch.
  • Reuben's nag was lame as usual; she refused to budge at first.
  • In the light of the lantern Wendy saw his hook grip the boat's side; she saw his evil swarthy face as he rose dripping from the water, and, quaking, she would have liked to swim away, but Peter would not budge.