BUDGE


Meaning of BUDGE in English

I. ˈbəj noun

Etymology: Middle English bugee, from Anglo-French buge

Date: 14th century

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

II. verb

( budged ; budg·ing )

Etymology: Anglo-French bouger, from Vulgar Latin * bullicare, from Latin bullire to boil — more at boil

Date: 1578

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

III. adjective

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1599

archaic : pompous , solemn

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.