BUDGE


Meaning of BUDGE in English

(~s, budging, ~d)

1.

If someone will not ~ on a matter, or if nothing ~s them, they refuse to change their mind or to come to an agreement.

The Americans are adamant that they will not ~ on this point...

No amount of prodding will ~ him.

VERB: with brd-neg, V, V n

2.

If someone or something will not ~, they will not move. If you cannot ~ them, you cannot make them move.

Her mother refused to ~ from London...

I got a grip on the boat and pulled but I couldn’t ~ it.

VERB: with brd-neg, V, V n

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