NUDGE


Meaning of NUDGE in English

(~s, nudging, ~d)

1.

If you ~ someone, you push them gently, usually with your elbow, in order to draw their attention to something.

I ~d Stan and pointed again...

VERB: V n

Nudge is also a noun.

She slipped her arm under his and gave him a ~.

N-COUNT: usu sing

2.

If you ~ someone or something into a place or position, you gently push them there.

Edna Swinson ~d him into the sitting room...

VERB: V n prep/adv

Nudge is also a noun.

McKinnon gave the wheel another slight ~.

N-COUNT: usu sing

3.

If you ~ someone into doing something, you gently persuade them to do it.

Bit by bit Bob had ~d Fritz into selling his controlling interest...

Foreigners must use their power to ~ 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

Nudge is also a noun.

I had a feeling that the challenge appealed to him. All he needed was a ~.

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

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