Definition of "budge" in English

verb

1. (intransitive) To move; to be shifted from a fixed position.

   • I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch.

2. (transitive) To move; to shift from a fixed position.

   • I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but I can’t budge it.

3. To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs.

   • The Minister for Finance refused to budge on the new economic rules.

4. (Upper Midwestern US, Indiana, western Canada) To cut or butt (in line); to join the front or middle rather than the back of a queue.

   • Hey, no budging! Don't budge in line!

5. To try to improve the spot of a decision on a sports field.

noun

1. A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on, formerly used as an edging and ornament, especially on scholastic habits.

adjective

1. (obsolete) austere or stiff, like scholastics

noun

1. (slang, obsolete) Alcoholic drink.