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| nudge [ nuj ] |
verb (past and past participle nudged, present participle nudg·ing, 3rd person present singular nudg·es) |
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1. transitive verb push or poke somebody: to push or poke somebody gently, usually with a motion of the elbow
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2. transitive verb move something: to move something gently, especially by pushing it slowly and carefully
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3. transitive verb approach level: to have very nearly reached a particular level or standard
  Their profits are nudging the 100 million mark.
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4. transitive verb gently persuade somebody: to persuade somebody into an action, gently and delicately
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5. intransitive verb move slowly: to move slowly or little by little
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noun (plural nudg·es) |
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1. gentle push: a gentle push to get somebody's attention
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2. persuasive act: a gentle act of persuasion
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| [Late 17th century. Origin ?] |
