From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbudgebudge /bʌdʒ/ verb [intransitive, transitive usually in negatives] 1 MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto move, or to make someone or something move She leaned on the door, but it wouldn’t budge.budge from Will hasn’t budged from his room all day. The horse refused to budge an inch.► see thesaurus at move2 CHANGE YOUR MINDto change your opinion, or to make someone change their opinion The government has refused to budge.budge on He won’t budge on the issue.budge from Treacy refuses to budge from his principles.→ See Verb table
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budge• He desperately tried to drag his hand away, but it wouldn't budge.• Immanuel Kant sat in Konigsberg and never budged.• The threats were dire enough to make the Republicans look reckless when they refused to budge.• They can not be shot or netted since they refuse to budge and will be sitting tight underground.• But prices had budged by only-pennies at a time, and mostly they went down.• Gandhi would not budge from five.• The car was stuck in the snow and we couldn't budge it.• I told my boss this but he refused to budge on it.budge an inch• Once on the ground again she tried pulling the horse, but still it would not budge an inch.• Richard would not budge an inch: I began to think he must be mad or wicked - or both.budge on• We offered more money for the house, but they wouldn't budge on the price.Origin budge (1500-1600) French bouger, from Latin bullire; → BOIL1 