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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nudge, jogverb

    a slight push or shake

  2. nudge, poke at, prodverb

    to push against gently

    "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"

  3. nudgeverb

    push into action by pestering or annoying gently

Wiktionary

  1. nudgenoun

    A gentle push.

  2. nudgenoun

    A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound.

  3. nudgeverb

    To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal

  4. nudgeverb

    To near or come close to something

  5. Etymology: Circa 17th century, Scandinavian.

ChatGPT

  1. nudge

    A nudge is a gentle push, touch or action intended to prompt, guide or encourage someone to take certain action or behave in a certain way. It can also refer to a concept in behavioral science where indirect suggestions or positive reinforcement are used to influence decision-making and behavior.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nudgeverb

    to touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation

  2. Nudgenoun

    a gentle push, or jog, as with the elbow

  3. Etymology: [Cf. Prov. G. kntschen to squeeze, pinch, E. Knock.]

Wikidata

  1. Nudge

    Nudge, also known as buzz, is a feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, for example, by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound. The feature was first introduced in MSN Messenger 7.0, in 2005. XMPP extension protocol XEP-0224 calls this feature Attention.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Nudge

    nuj, n. a gentle push.—v.t. to push gently. [Cf. Knock, Knuckle; Dan. knuge.]

CrunchBase

  1. Nudge

    Nudge used to be the top London based social media agency creating engaging applications for brands on Facebook.In 2010 it was acquired by Syncapse, a global social media technology provider headquartered in Canada. Together with Syncapse’s existing team in London, we now build social campaigns, manage global fan pages and measure social data to achieve stellar value for our clients.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nudge in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nudge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of nudge in a Sentence

  1. Behrouz Hariri:

    Often a very small movement or a very gentle push will stop the snoring. The problem is that it is very likely that after a few minutes they will start snoring again and nobody has the patience to continuously overnight just nudge or push their partner very gently to stop their snoring.

  2. Heather Lydia Thornhill:

    To give is to nudge to nudge is to guide.

  3. Mitch McConnell:

    This administration wants to jack up taxes in order to nudge families towardthe kinds of jobs Democrats want to have. In the kinds of industries Democrats want them to exist.With the kinds of cars Democrats want them to drive, using the kinds of child care arrangements Democrats want them to pursue, these plans aren't about creating options and flexibility for Americans.

  4. Ben Wood:

    My expectation is that Apple will probably have to nudge prices up.

  5. Lawrence Yun:

    Some improvement in supply during prior months helped nudge up sales in September, housing demand remains strong as buyers likely want to secure a home before mortgage rates increase even further next year.

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