nudge[verb]Synonyms: push, bump, dig, elbow, jog, poke, prod, shove, touch
English Thesaurus: push, shove, stuff, poke, nudge, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
nudge /nʌdʒ/
verb[
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language]
1. [transitive] to push someone gently, usually with your elbow, in order to get their attention:
Jill nudged him in the ribs.2. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move something or someone a short distance by gently pushing:
She nudged the glass towards me. David nudged me out of the way.3. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move forward slowly by pushing gently
nudge your way to/through etc (something) I started to nudge my way to the front of the crowd.4. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to gently persuade or encourage someone to take a particular decision or action
nudge somebody into/towards something We’re trying to nudge them towards a practical solution.5. [transitive] to almost reach a particular level or amount:
Outside the temperature was nudging 30 degrees Celsius.—nudge noun [countable]:
Hannah gave me a gentle nudge. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
push to make something or someone move by pressing them with your hands, arms etc:
Push the door, don’t pull it. She pushed him away and walked out.shove to push someone or something in a rough or careless way:
People were shoving to get to the front of the queue. Tom shoved his suitcase under the bed.stuff informal to push something quickly and carelessly into a small space:
She stuffed a few clothes into a bag and left.poke to push someone or something with your finger or something sharp:
I poked the snake with a stick but it was dead.nudge to push someone beside you gently with your elbow to get their attention:
Toby nudged me and pointed out of the window.roll to push something round or something on wheels so that it moves forward:
They rolled the logs down the hill. The car still didn’t start so we tried to roll it off the road.wheel to push something with wheels, for example a bicycle or a
trolley, so that it moves forward, while guiding it with your hands:
Rob wheeled his bike round the back of the house.record information about something that is written down:
your medical records the public records office I have to keep a record of all my spending when I’m travelling on business.file a set of written records, or information stored on a computer under a particular name:
He began reading the file on the case. I think I may have accidentally deleted the file.accounts (
also books informal) an exact record of the money that a company has received and spent:
Companies are required by law to publish their annual accounts. Someone had been falsifying the accounts. The company’s books all seemed to be in order.ledger one of the official books in which a company’s financial records are kept, which show how much it has received and spent:
The costs have been moved from one column of the ledger to another.minutes an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting:
Both points are mentioned in the minutes of the last meeting on August 3rd.diary a book in which you regularly write down the things that have happened to you:
In his diary he wrote, ‘It s lovely having him here, we’ve had so many cosy talks.’ I’ll just check in my diary to see if I’m free.blog a web page on the Internet on which someone regularly writes about their life, opinions, or a particular subject:
I may not always agree with David, but I always read his blog.register an official list of names of people, organizations etc:
Guests must sign the hotel register. the national register of births, deaths, and marriages Lloyds Register of Shippinglog an official record that is kept on a ship or plane:
Mr Appleby said he complained to a senior officer, who made a note in the ship’s log. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲