Definitions of nudge [ʌdʒ]

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Definition of 'nudge'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) nudge
to push gently with the elbow, esp. to get someone's attention.

2. (v.i.) nudge
to give a nudge.

3. (n.) nudge
a gentle push with the elbow.

4. (v.t.) nudge
to annoy or pester; nag.

5. (v.i.) nudge
to nag.

6. (n.) nudge
a nag; pest.

Etymology: (1965–70; < Yiddish, s. of nudyen to bore < Pol nudzić; cf. nudnik)

Definition of 'nudge'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) nudge, jog
a slight push or shake

2. (verb) nudge, poke at, prod
to push against gently
"She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"

3. (verb) nudge
push into action by pestering or annoying gently

Definition of 'nudge'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) nudge
to push gently using a part of your body
The elephant nudged her baby onto its feet.; He nudged me and said, "Tell her!"; to give sb a nudge

Definition of 'nudge'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) nudge
a gentle push, or jog, as with the elbow

2. (verb) nudge
to touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation

Translation of 'nudge'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a gentle push usually with the elbow He gave her a nudge.
Afrikaans: stampie, stootjie	Arabic: وَكْزَةٌ بالمِرْفَق للتَّ	Bulgarian: смушквам
Brazilian: cotovelada	Czech: šťouchnutí	German: leichter Rippenstoß
Danish: lille puf	Greek: σκουντιά	Spanish: codazo, empujón suave
Estonian: müks	Farsi: باارنج زدن	Finnish: tönäisy
French: (petit) coup de coude	Hebrew: נְעִיצַת מַרפֶּק	Hindi: टहोका
Croatian: gurkanje	Hungarian: gyengéd oldalba lökés (kö	Indonesian: menyodok dengan siku
Icelandic: ÿta við, gefa olnbogaskot	Italian: (colpetto col gomito)	Japanese: ひじ突き
Korean: (팔꿈치로) 살짝 밀기	Lithuanian: bakstelėjimas alkūne	Latvian: piebikstīšana (ar elkoni)
Malay: menyiku	Dutch: duwtje	Norwegian: dult, dytt
Polish: kuksaniec	Persian: باارنج زدن	Pashto: په بازو وهل
Portuguese: cotovelada	Romanian: ghiont	Russian: лёгкий толчок локтем
Slovak: štuchnutie	Slovenian: dregljaj s komolcem	Serbian: udarac laktom
Swedish: knuff, puff	Thai: การถองเบา ๆ ด้วยข้อศอก	Turkish: hafifçe (dirsekle) dürtme
Taiwanese: 用肘輕推	Ukrainian: поштовх ліктем	Urdu: کہني کا اشارہ
Vietnamese: cái thúc bằng khuỷu tay	Chinese: 用肘轻推（以引起对方注意）
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