push slightly (especially with the elbow); prod to action by gentle pestering; move forward slowly, approach
slight push (especially with the elbow); act of gentle persuasion
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Nudge Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation.
To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation.
(n.)
A gentle push, or jog, as with the elbow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA gentle push, or jog, as with the elbow.
nudge
\nudge\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. nudge&?; (?); p. pr. & vb. n. nudging.] [cf. prov. g. knütschen to squeeze, pinch, e. knock.] to touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation.
nudge
\nudge\ (?), n. a gentle push, or jog, as with the elbow.
nudge
n : a slight push or shake [syn: jog]
v
1. to push against gently [syn: poke at, prod]
2. push into action by pestering or annoying gently
indulgence ('I've been giving the drink a nudge')
to drink alcohol to excess
expression suggesting an innuendo, especially in relation to sexual activities (from a Monty Python sketch)
Noun
1. a slight push or shake
(synonym) jog
(hypernym) push, pushing
(derivation) poke at, prod
Verb
1. to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"
(synonym) poke at, prod
(hypernym) push, force
(hyponym) jog
(derivation) jog
2. push into action by pestering or annoying gently
(hypernym) push, bear on
(derivation) nudger
Nudge Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Nudge may refer to:
- Nudge (instant messaging), an attention-getting feature in instant messaging software
- "The Nudge", a nickname for rock star Ted Nugent
- Nudge (book), a book on choice architecture by Richard Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein
- "Nudge Nudge", a sketch from the third Monty Python's Flying Circus
- Gerald "Nudge" Noritis, a character from the Australian sitcom Hey Dad..!
- Nudge, a character from the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson
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