budge

budge · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To move slightly or cause to move slightly.

  2. 2.

    To change or cause to change one's opinion or position.

  3. 3.

    To make room for someone.

Phrases & expressions

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    won't budge — refuses to move or change position
  • •
    budge up — move over to make room (British)
  • •
    not budge an inch — refuse to compromise at all

Related words

Antonyms: remain, resist, stay
See also: move, shift, stubborn, yield
Synonyms: move, shift, stir, yield

Etymology

From French "bouger" meaning to stir, from Vulgar Latin "*bullicare" (to bubble, boil), from Latin "bullire."