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Meaning nudge meaning

What does nudge mean?
Definitions in simple English

nudge Noun

— A nudge gentle push. He gave her shoulder a nudge.

nudge Verb

— If you nudge someone or something, you push or push them gently to gain their attention or to give a signal. He nudged the dolphins.

nudge

— verb to push against gently She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant — verb push into action by pestering or annoying gently — noun a slight push or shake

Synonyms nudge synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as nudge?

nudge English » English

poke push jog elbow prod shove thrust jostle jab bump shake jolt touch strike shoulder rub prompt poke at pat nag knock joggle finger dig yank whine urge twitch tweak touch lightly tap tamp stuff stimulus stick stab squeeze speckled snuggle sideswipe shove slightly shoulder in shoot shift send scratch ram pushing push slightly push gently

Topics nudge topics

What do people use nudge to talk about?
Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Gesture
Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Push

Conjugation nudge conjugation

How do you conjugate nudge?

nudge · verb

Examples nudge examples

How do I use nudge in a sentence?

Movie subtitles

If there were, I wouldn't nudge it anyway.
I'll give him a nudge and shove him in the dirt.
That's the price you pay if you want it where you can nudge it in the night.
Nudge, nudge, nudge, nudge.
Nudge, nudge, say no more?
Nudge, nudge?
Know what I mean, nudge, nudge?
Yes, nudge, nudge, snap, snap, grin, grin, wink, wink.
I'll give you the nudge about next week.
Give Darwin a little nudge there.
But if you are the only one to nudge him, that won't be enough.
That's the price if you want it where you can nudge it in the night.
Nudge it into forward.
No damage potential. Just enough to nudge them.
Nudge, nudge.
Nudge, nudge. Snap, snap. Grin, grin.
I'll give him a nudge (CHUCKLING) and shove him in the dirt.
Just enough to nudge them.
All he needs, Harry, is a little nudge.
I'll nudge him for you, don't you worry about that, pal.
We're gonna nudge that slag.
What a nudge!
It would take only a nudge to make you like me.
Oh, you're a such a nudge.
You're such a nudge.
Shall I phone you or nudge you?
The murderer thought that one more little nudge would send Hastings and myself scurrying off back to England.
Why don't you go in there and give her a little nudge?
If I tell you why I did it, do you promise not to nudge me?

News and current affairs

Luckily, there has never been a better time for the West--particularly the EU--to nudge Ukraine back from the brink.
Under such conditions, a mere nudge in interest rates by the Federal Reserve should set right any residual problem; if not, a tax cut will do the trick.
So what can we do to nudge things forward in a region where America is again engaged but not respected, and where Europe is neither?
Many of his close advisers, however, seem intent to nudge him into war, and bellicose rhetoric has so pervaded official US statements that failure to attack Iraq could be construed as a failure of presidential leadership.
His hope for better relations with Japan gives Japan's leaders leeway to nudge him in this direction.
To achieve any of them they usually seek to nudge inflation expectations, demonstrate the transparency of monetary policy, and establish their institutions' credibility.
They could nudge intermediaries to create a platform that summarizes commenters' record and reputation.
I don't think such a tax would significantly impact market liquidity, but even if it did, a nudge towards buying and holding might not be such a bad thing.
The US should quietly try to nudge these steps forward.
This virus would continuously nudge government agencies to become more effective and accessible, rather than merely more efficient.
Over the years, the authorities picked up Rivero, questioned him, harassed him, and tried to nudge him off the island, where he would presumably disappear into the black hole of Miami's exile community.
But will the Bush administration use its influence to nudge Abe away from inflammatory behavior?
Indeed, the only viable long-term strategy to adopt, therefore, is to stop trying to isolate Iran and instead nudge Iranians into engaging more with modern Asia.
I have no doubt that closer American re-engagement helped to nudge Pakistan in the right direction.
It needs a nudge in the appropriate direction, especially when a country has a strong comparative advantage in natural resources.
A little nudge in either direction could make all the difference in the world.
Finally, policymakers should foster partnerships and new instruments that nudge the economy toward low-carbon alternatives.
Both developments suggest that China will be under renewed pressure to nudge its currency sharply upward.
Yet the tens of thousands of workers that pencil factories in China employ would most likely have remained poor farmers if the government had not given market forces a nudge to get the industry off the ground.
In Myanmar, the bilateral goal was to nudge the government toward greater openness and democracy - something that has unquestionably happened.
A recent IMF study shows that better regulation would indeed nudge banks' lending rates up, but by relatively little.
Of course, it makes sense for US leaders to nudge events at the margins in an effort to advance democratic values in the long term.
Another military putsch would nudge Thailand backwards, from a democratic outlier on the world stage to an authoritarian outcast.

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