BUDGE


Meaning of BUDGE in English

v.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: 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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.