Budge
/bʌdʒ/
To budge means to move a little bit or to change position, like when you try to push a heavy toy and it shifts just a tiny bit.
Examples
- I tried to budge the heavy rock, but it wouldn’t move no matter how hard I pushed.
- When I asked my little brother to budge over on the couch, he just laughed and stayed put.
- The teacher told us to budge our desks closer together for the group project we were working on.
Synonyms
move
shift
budge
nudge
push
jostle
Antonyms
stay
remain
freeze
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