budge

noun

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\ ˈbəj

Definition of budge

(Entry 1 of 3)

: a fur formerly prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool outward

budge

verb

budged; budging

Definition of budge (Entry 2 of 3)

intransitive verb

1 : move, shift the mule wouldn't budge

2 : to give way : yield wouldn't budge on the issue

transitive verb

: to cause to move or change

budge

adjective

Definition of budge (Entry 3 of 3)

archaic

: pompous, solemn

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Examples of budge in a Sentence

Verb Their horses refused to budge. The door was stuck, and we couldn't even get it to budge. Could you try opening this jar for me? I can't budge the lid. We tried to change her mind, but we couldn't budge her.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Aly & AJ are partnering with Bobbi Brown on the relaunch of the iconic shadow stick, which now has a more buttery and budge-proof formula and comes in 10 new metallic shades. — Devon Abelman, Allure, 4 May 2022 For dagger-sharp brows with a no-budge hold, define and shape them with the Urban Decay Brow Blade Waterproof Eyebrow Pencil & Ink Stain. — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 10 Mar. 2022 The Senate has approved the infrastructure bill and the larger budge blueprint. — Peter Weber, The Week, 23 Aug. 2021 But more broadly, experts say, the labor mismatch is a signal of empowerment for a working class that hadn’t seen the federal minimum wage budge since the Great Recession. — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2021 The cushioned footbed and budge-proof straps are game-changers. — Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 9 July 2021 Even with a no-budge formula, setting brows can be particularly challenging for several reasons. — Lauren Dana, Allure, 7 May 2021 These audiences didn’t want yesterday’s news, or even this morning’s; the slightest budge toward progress was meaningful and welcome. — New York Times, 24 Mar. 2021 Total budge appropriations, including all district funds, total $98.3 million, with general fund appropriations of $75.85 million. — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 22 Sep. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Grey didn't want to budge but her mother agreed, advising her at a young age that a nose job would be the solution to making it in Hollywood. — Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 4 May 2022 The rationale for my abject refusal to budge is simple. — Washington Post, 2 May 2022 Taylor would eat two peanut butter sandwiches before weekly weigh-ins only to see the scale rarely budge beyond 242 pounds. — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2022 Moore was unhappy with the school administration’s unwillingness to budge on a decision to suspend three players, including two starters, after they were suspended for a code of conduct violation going into the sectional. — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2022 From fiscal 2015 through 2019, the Commonwealth Fund reckoned, overall Medicaid spending increased by about 23%, but state spending didn’t budge at all. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2022 So far, the Saudis have refused to budge, weighing their relationship with the U.S. against their friendship with Russia. — Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 11 Mar. 2022 The union requested the meeting, which took place on Monday, but the employers refused to budge. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Apr. 2022 In Italy, where AVMS implementation is still languishing, there are small but significant signals that streamers are starting to budge. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 2 Apr. 2022 See More

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