nudge
verb 1
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing <accidentally nudged me as they squeezed past> Related Words bump,
contact,
scrape,
sideswipe,
strike,
sweep,
swipe,
touch;
bounce,
carom,
glance,
rebound,
ricochet,
skip;
caress,
cuddle,
fondle,
love,
pat,
pet,
stroke;
miss,
skirt Near Antonyms bang,
bash,
bump,
clash,
collide,
crash,
hit,
impact,
impinge,
knock,
punch,
ram,
slam,
slap,
smack,
smash,
swipe,
thud,
thwack,
whack 2
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action <the car salesman nudged me into taking a test-drive, even though I had said that I was just looking> Related Words drive,
propel,
spur,
stimulate;
hurry,
hustle,
push,
rush;
adjure,
beseech,
implore,
importune;
blandish,
cajole,
coax,
soft-soap,
wheedle;
high-pressure,
nag,
needle,
pressure;
foment,
incite,
instigate,
provoke,
stir (up)
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