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budgeverb [ I or T ]

uk ​ /bʌdʒ/ us ​ /bʌdʒ/

budge verb [ I or T ] (MOVE)

› If something will not budge or you cannot budge it, it will not move:

I've tried moving the desk but it won't budge/I can't budge it.

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budge up

(Definition of “budge” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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budgeverb [ I/T ]

us ​ /bʌdʒ/

› to move or cause someone or something to move:

[ I ] The demonstrators would not budge from the governor’s office.
[ T ] We tried to open a window but couldn’t budge any of them.

(Definition of “budge” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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