transcription, транскрипция: [ nʌdʒ ]
( nudges, nudging, nudged)
1.
If you nudge someone, you push them gently, usually with your elbow, in order to draw their attention to something.
I nudged Stan and pointed again...
VERB : V n
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Nudge is also a noun.
She slipped her arm under his and gave him a nudge.
N-COUNT : usu sing
2.
If you nudge someone or something into a place or position, you gently push them there.
Edna Swinson nudged him into the sitting room...
VERB : V n prep / adv
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Nudge is also a noun.
McKinnon gave the wheel another slight nudge.
N-COUNT : usu sing
3.
If you nudge someone into doing something, you gently persuade them to do it.
Bit by bit Bob had nudged Fritz into selling his controlling interest...
Foreigners must use their power to nudge the country towards greater tolerance...
British tour companies are nudging clients to travel further afield.
VERB : V n into -ing / n , V n towards n , V n to-inf
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Nudge is also a noun.
I had a feeling that the challenge appealed to him. All he needed was a nudge.
N-COUNT : usu sing
4.
If someone or something is nudging a particular amount, level, or state, they have almost reached it.
The temperature when we were there was nudging 80°F.
= approaching
VERB : usu cont , V n