[fuhj] 
verb, fudged, fudg⋅ing, noun | 1. | to cheat or welsh (often fol. by on): to fudge on an exam; to fudge on one's campaign promises. |
| 2. | to avoid coming to grips with something: to fudge on an issue. |
| 3. | to exaggerate a cost, estimate, etc., in order to allow leeway for error. |
| 4. | to avoid coming to grips with (a subject, issue, etc.); evade; dodge: to fudge a direct question. |
| 5. | a small stereotype or a few lines of specially prepared type, bearing a newspaper bulletin, for replacing a detachable part of a page plate without the need to replate the entire page. |
| 6. | the bulletin thus printed, often in color. |
| 7. | a machine or attachment for printing such a bulletin. |
