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Budged

Budge \Budge\ (b[u^]j), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Budged (b[u^]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. Budging.] [F. bouger to stir, move (akin to Pr. bojar, bolegar, to stir, move, It. bulicare to boil, bubble), fr. L. bullire. See Boil, v. i.] To move off; to stir; to walk away.

I'll not budge an inch, boy.
--Shak.

The mouse ne'er shunned the cat as they did budge From rascals worse than they.
--Shak.

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budged

vb. (en-past of: budge)

Usage examples of "budged".

The "guide" at the head of the line cut imaginary steps, in a laborious and painstaking way, and not a monkey budged till the step above was vacated.

It budged, protested, slid out part way, braced itself, then held firm.