Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - nudge
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Nudge
nudge
~ v 1 to push someone gently, usually with your elbow, in order to get their attention ("Look!" Benjamin nudged his mother. "There's my teacher, Miss Watts.") 2 T always + adv/prep to move something or someone a short distance by gently pushing (nudge sth/sb towards/away etc) (She nudged the glass towards me. | David nudged me out of the way.) 3 also nudge your way to move forward slowly by pushing gently + to/through/forward etc (I started to nudge my way to the front of the crowd.) 4 T always + adv/prep to gently persuade or encourage someone to take a particular decision or action + into/towards (We're trying to nudge them towards a practical solution.) 5 T usually in progressive) to almost reach a particular level or amount (For the first time in my life I was nudging 80kg.) - nudge n (Hannah gave me a sharp nudge.)
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(nudges, nudging, nudged) 1. If you nudge someone, you push them gently, usually with your elbow, in order to draw their attention to something. I nudged Stan and pointed again... VERB: V n • Nudge is also a noun. She slipped her arm under his and gave him a nudge. N-COUNT: usu sing 2. If you nudge someone or something into a place or position, you gently push them there. Edna Swinson nudged him into the sitting room... VERB: V n prep/adv • Nudge is also a noun. McKinnon gave the wheel another slight nudge. N-COUNT: usu sing 3. If you nudge someone into doing something, you gently persuade them to do it. Bit by bit Bob had nudged Fritz into selling his controlling interest... Foreigners must use their power to nudge 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 nudge. 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 ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
verb (~d; nudging) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1675 transitive verb 1. to touch or push gently; especially to seek the attention of by a push of the elbow 2. to prod lightly ; urge into action 3. approach its circulation is nudging the four million mark — Bennett Cerf intransitive verb to give a ~ • ~ noun • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
v. & n. --v.tr. 1 prod gently with the elbow to attract attention. 2 push gently or gradually. 3 give a gentle reminder or encouragement to (a person). --n. the act or an instance of nudging; a gentle push. Derivatives nudger n. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn.: cf. Norw. dial. nugga, nyggja to push, rub ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. легкий толчок локтем (особ. для привлечения внимания) to give a nudge —- подтолкнуть локтем; подтолкнуть, навести на мысль (намеком) 2. слегка подталкивать локтем (особ. чтобы привлечь внимание) 3. подталкивать, наводить на мысль (намеком) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
1. noun легкий толчок локтем; - give a nudge 2. v. слегка подталкивать локтем (особ. чтобы привлечь чье-л. внимание) ...Англо-русский словарь
6.
- 1675, perhaps from Scand. (cf. Norw. nugge, nyggje "to jostle, rub;" Icelandic nugga "to rub, massage"). Meaning "complainer, nagger" (1960s) is a separate word, from Yiddish, from Slav., "fret, ache." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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