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budge

Posted on October 13, 2025October 9, 2025 by Wordsmyth

intransitive verb

to change or begin to change position slightly (usually used negatively).
The horse was tired and would not budge another inch.
He has not budged from that chair in front of the TV all afternoon.
We tried to move the refrigerator, but it absolutely would not budge.

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