| Front | budge |
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| Back | budge /bʌdʒ/ verb [intransitive, transitive usually in negatives] 1to move, or to make someone or something move: She leaned on the door, but it wouldn’t budge. budge from Will hasn’t budged from his room all day. The horse refused to budge an inch. 2to change your opinion, or to make someone change their opinion: The government has refused to budge. budge on He won’t budge on the issue. budge from Treacy refuses to budge from his principles. THESAURUS move to go to a different place, or change the position of your body: Sarah moved away from the window. | Every time I move I get a pain in my left shoulder. sway to move slowly from one side to the other: The branches swayed in the wind. | Donny swayed drunkenly as he walked back to his car. rock to move repeatedly from one side to another, with small gentle movements: He rocked backward and forward in his chair. | The boat rocked from side to side with the waves. wobble to move unsteadily from side to side: The bike wobbled a bit, but she soon got it under control. fidget to keep moving or playing with your fingers, hands, feet etc, because you are bored or nervous: Diana fidgeted nervously with her pencil. squirm to make very small movements from side to side with your body, especially because you feel uncomfortable: By the end of the hour, most of the children were squirming in their seats. wriggle to make small movements from side to side, especially in order to get into or out of something: The dog wriggled under the fence and escaped into the street. | She managed to wriggle into the dress, but it was much too tight. twitch if part of your body twitches, it makes small movements that you cannot control: A muscle on Yang’s face twitched. stir written to make a movement – used especially when describing a situation in which no one moves, or someone wakes up: In the village a dog barked but no one stirred | The sleeping child stirred and opened her eyes. budge to move – used when you are trying hard to make something move, often without success: The piano wouldn’t budge. |
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