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11Budge — Budge, Ludwig Julius, Mediziner, geb. ll. Sept. 1811 in Wetzlar, gest. 14. Juli 1888 in Greifswald, studierte seit 1828 in Marburg, Würzburg und Berlin und lebte als Arzt in Wetzlar und Altenkirchen bei Koblenz, habilitierte sich 1842 in Bonn,… …
12Budge — Budge, Donald (1915 2000) a US tennis player who in 1938 became the first person to win the Wimbledon, US, Australian, and French ↑championships in one year …
13budge — (v.) 1580s, from M.Fr. bougier to move, stir (Mod.Fr. bouger), from V.L. *bullicare to bubble, boil (hence, to be in motion ), from L. bullire to boil (see BOIL (Cf. boil) (v.)). Related: Budged; budging …
14budge — [v] dislodge from staid position bend, change, change position, convince, give way, inch, influence, locomote, move, persuade, propel, push, remove, roll, shift, slide, stir, sway, yield; concepts 68,147 …
15budge — ► VERB 1) make or cause to make the slightest movement. 2) change or cause to change an opinion. ORIGIN French bouger to stir , from Latin bullire to boil …
16budge — [[t]bʌ̱ʤ[/t]] budges, budging, budged 1) V ERG: with brd neg If someone will not budge on a matter, or if nothing budges them, they refuse to change their mind or to come to an agreement. Both sides say they will not budge... The Americans are… …
17budge — UK [bʌdʒ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive, usually in negatives] Word forms budge : present tense I/you/we/they budge he/she/it budges present participle budging past tense budged past participle budged to move, or to move something,… …
18budge — verb ADVERB ▪ barely, not even VERB + BUDGE ▪ will not, would not ▪ He sat down and would not budge. ▪ refuse to …
19budge — budge1 budger, n. /buj/, v., budged, budging. (often used negatively) v.i. 1. to move slightly; begin to move: He stepped on the gas but the car didn t budge. 2. to change one s opinion or stated position; yield: Once her father had said no, he… …
20budge — verb (intransitive, transitive usually in negatives) informal 1 to move, or move someone or something from one place to another: Come on budge. I can t get past. | budge sth: The car was stuck in the snow and we couldn t budge it. (+ from): Will… …
