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nudge

[nuhj]

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verb (used with object)

to push slightly or gently, especially with the elbow, to get someone's attention, prod someone into action, etc.

verb (used without object)

to give a nudge.

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noun

a slight or gentle push or jog, especially with the elbow.

Origin:
1665–75; variant of dial. (k)nidge, akin to Old English cnucian, cnocian to knock

Related forms

nudg·er, noun

Synonyms
1. elbow, poke, jog.

Example Sentences

We need to nudge police agencies to create a climate that destroys the confidence of those with violent plans.

But plenty of students are right on the bubble, where a little nudge might bring them out of academic risk.

So the best bet is a series of more moderate options to nudge lenders in the right direction.

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We need to nudge police agencies to create a climate that destroys the confidence of those with violent plans.

But plenty of students are right on the bubble, where a little nudge might bring them out of academic risk.

So the best bet is a series of more moderate options to nudge lenders in the right direction.

He used the space station's robot arm to nudge the bus-size lab into place.

Researchers nudge closer to the goal of quantum computing.

We head back with a barrel full of lobsters, rumble into the harbor and nudge up alongside the co-op.

Each nudge extracts an invisible price in terms of customer loyalty.

The latest surge in oil prices threatens to nudge it higher.

Tired calves want to stop, but mothers and aunts nudge them along.

As the stack gets higher and higher, it would be more likely to fall over from a slight nudge.

Even the biggest firms usually lack the market power to nudge prices upward.

Nudge the corner of the paper carefully away from the mold, if necessary, onto the fabric.

To make it rotate takes nothing more than a nudge from a scanning tunneling microscope tip.

Use mid-powered lasers to nudge space junk off collision courses.

When electrodes stimulate a certain patch of this cortex, a rat feels a nudge on its left whiskers.

They orbit in a perpetual deep freeze until some subtle gravitational nudge upsets the delicate balance.

People are copying each other, and a small nudge can send everyone in the same direction.

So the administration has opted to try a shove instead of a nudge.

He would come over and nudge you to try to get something off your plate.

But all you have to do is nudge it free of the body, and the screen springs out the rest of the way on its own.

The government will tighten welfare for single parents, some disabled people and others, all designed to nudge them into jobs.

But some photographs do much more-they nudge open tantalizing doors into stories, into lives.

People would shout and point and nudge each other out of the way, demanding they get their fair share.

Learning how to nudge an asteroid into earth orbit would be even better.

To nudge the relatives who are interested in digital music, a number of music sites sell gift cards or certificates.

In the past he always gives me a brief nudge and bark to say he needs to go out.

It's a way to accelerate the growth of web apps and to nudge other browser vendors into adopting new features.

The design exists purely to nudge our behavior in a certain direction.

Therefore, the best way to nudge workers into retirement is simply to make it affordable.

It only took a small engineering nudge to deputize a plant's natural, evolutionary self-defense mechanisms for threat detection.

Just nudge the thermostat up a bit when you're not there.

When another patch is stimulated, the nudge is to the right whiskers.

The reason: a carcinogenic gene is among those used to nudge adult skin cells to morph into embryoniclike stem cells.

Depressingly often, the wink develops into a nudge in the ribs, followed by collapse into what is intended to be hilarious camp.

They may lay a bunch of diocese this and bishop that crap on you, but they almost always know who to nudge to get things rolling.

They had hoped that new capital requirements would nudge the two biggest banks to cut back on risky activities.

Schrider says pigs are as brainy as dogs and often use their snouts as tools to nudge open latches or dig under fences.

Now it seems to be a matter of how to capture or nudge in a cost affective manner.

Together, all the photons in the beam can nudge an object in space and slow it down by about04 inches per second.

They nudge open the door ever so slightly into a place where the unspeakable is whispered.

I'll gently nudge them that we're anxiously waiting.

Unable to shed staff, firms give employees meaningless jobs instead, to try to nudge them out.

The job of the magnets is to nudge the beams of particles to bend ever so slightly around the ring.

If used sensibly these can often reduce outrageous exploitation and give things a nudge in the right direction.

Studios have been timing the availability of films to nudge viewers toward favored formats.

Higher water tariffs for businesses, some residents fret, could nudge other prices.

The gentle nudge of evidence, the guidance of science, and a heart for protecting the commons:.

Rather, it would nudge students toward making better choices on their own by changing the way their options are presented.

It's a quick break in the day, an indulgence for an evening alone, a nudge in the right.

Levy could do was to nudge it closer to the right direction.

Kids can nudge the box, hear the rattle of minifigs and know instantly.

There may be a hidden benefit, however, for smokers who need that extra nudge to quit.

Repressive regimes: it's alright to do business with them as long as your presence helps nudge them in the right direction.

Occasionally you'll be prompted to scratch, giving the wheel a nudge to alter the sound of the.

Properly awed by her subject, she seeks to nudge and provoke readers, not overpower them.

They try to nudge them up gently so as not to choke off demand.

Oz was willing to raise some eyebrows to evaluate them and do what he could to nudge a major medical center in new directions.

She should know-she's done much to help nudge things along.

The minute you step on one, whether you nudge it accidentally or boot it with malice aforethought, the angry.

And before long costs will get another upward nudge as the number of older people in rich countries rises.

The ability to nudge satellites has both peaceful and military uses.

And that, too, tends to nudge policy towards nationalism.

Each creative nudge to the conversation expands it, with threads spiraling off in unforeseen directions.

There are other ways, too, in which share-option schemes may have helped to nudge share prices upwards.

We would playfully nudge each other and fake argue about our robot-ness making us superior to humans.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object)

to annoy with persistent complaints, criticisms, or pleas; nag: He was always nudging his son to move to a better neighborhood.

verb (used without object)

to nag, whine, or carp.

noun

a person who nudges; pest.

Also, noodge, nudzh.

Origin:
1875–80; < Yiddish, stem of nudyen to bore < Polish nudzić; compare nudnik

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Collins

World English Dictionary

nudge (nʌdʒ)

—vb
1.	to push or poke (someone) gently, esp with the elbow, to get attention; jog
2.	to push slowly or lightly: as I drove out, I just nudged the gatepost
3.	to give (someone) a gentle reminder or encouragement

—n
4.	a gentle poke or push
5.	a gentle reminder

[C17: perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic nugga to push]

'nudger

—n

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Word Origin & History

nudge

"to push slightly with the elbow," 1675, perhaps from Scand. (cf. Norw. nugge, nyggje "to jostle, rub;" Icelandic nugga "to rub, massage"). The noun is attested from 1836.

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nudge

"complainer, nagger," 1960s, from Yiddish, from Slavic words meaning "fret, ache," realted to the root of nudnik (q.v.).

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Slang Dictionary

nudge definition

[nʊdʒ]
and noodge

n.
someone who nags. : Sally can be such a nudge!

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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