nudge

nudge
Synonyms and related words:
Roman candle, actuate, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, assault, attouchement, balefire, beacon, beacon fire, bear, bear upon, bearing, beat the drum, bell, bell buoy, blinker, blue peter, boost, bring to recollection, broad hint, brush, brush by, buck, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump against, bunt, buoy, butt, butt against, caress, carry back, caution light, clue, come in contact, contact, contingence, cram, crowd, cue, dig, dip, drive, elbow, encourage, encouragement, exchange colors, flag, flag down, flare, flash, flog, fog bell, fog signal, fog whistle, foghorn, force, gentle hint, gesture, give a hint, give a signal, give the cue, give the nod, glance, glimmer, glimmering, go light, goad, gong buoy, graze, green light, hail, hail and speak, half-mast, head, heliograph, high sign, hint, hit, hoist a banner, hold the promptbook, hurtle, hustle, impel, impinge, impingement, impingence, implication, index, indication, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, international alphabet flag, international numeral pennant, intimation, jab, jam, jog, jog the memory, joggle, jolt, jostle, kick, kiss, lash, leer, look, make a sign, marker beacon, mobilize, motivate, move, nag, needle, nod, osculate, osculation, parachute flare, pile drive, pilot flag, poke, police whistle, press, pressure, prick, prod, prompt, prompt the mind, propel, punch, push, put in mind, put in remembrance, quarantine flag, radio beacon, raise a cry, ram, ram down, rattle, recall, red flag, red light, remember, remind, remind one of, rocket, rub, run, run against, sailing aid, salute, scent, scrape, semaphore, semaphore flag, semaphore telegraph, set in motion, shake, shave, shoulder, shove, sideswipe, sign, signal, signal beacon, signal bell, signal fire, signal flag, signal gong, signal gun, signal lamp, signal light, signal mast, signal post, signal rocket, signal shot, signal siren, signal tower, signalize, skim, skirt, sound an alarm, sound the trumpet, spar buoy, speak, spoor, spur, squeak by, sting, stop light, stress, suggest, suggestion, suspicion, symptom, taction, tamp, tangency, telltale, tentative contact, the nod, the wink, thrust, touch, touching, track, traffic light, traffic signal, unfurl a flag, watch fire, wave, wave a flag, wave the hand, whip, whisper, white flag, wigwag, wigwag flag, wink, yellow flag

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • nudge — [nʌdʒ] verb [intransitive, transitive] to increase the value or position of something on a scale by a small amount, or to increase or move up by a small amount: nudge something up/​to something etc • Investors bought blue chips again, nudging the …   Financial and business terms

  • Nudge — may refer to: The police Nudge (instant messaging), an attention getting feature in instant messaging software The Nudge , a nickname for rock star Ted Nugent Nudge (book), a book on choice architecture by Richard Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein… …   Wikipedia

  • nudge — [nʌdʒ] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [T] to push someone gently, usually with your elbow, in order to get their attention ▪ Jill nudged him in the ribs. 2.) [T always + adverb/preposition] to move something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Nudge — (n[u^]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nudged} (n[u^]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nudging}.] [Cf. Prov. G. kn[ u]tschen to squeeze, pinch, E. Knock.] To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nudge — Nudge, n. A gentle push, or jog, as with the elbow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nudge# — nudge vb *poke, prod, jog Analogous words: *push, thrust, shove nudge n poke, prod, jog (see under POKE vb) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • nudge — index jostle (bump into) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • nudge — [n/v] bump, elbow dig, jab, jog, poke, prod, punch, push, shove, tap, touch; concepts 208,612 …   New thesaurus

  • nudge — ► VERB 1) prod with one s elbow to attract attention. 2) touch or push lightly. 3) give gentle encouragement to. ► NOUN ▪ a light touch or push. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • nudge — [nuj] vt. nudged, nudging [prob. akin to Norw dial. nyggja, to push, shove, MLowG nucke, a sudden push, ult. < IE base * nue , to jerk, shove: see INNUENDO] to push or poke gently, esp. with the elbow, in order to get the attention of, hint… …   English World dictionary

  • nudge — [[t]nʌ̱ʤ[/t]] nudges, nudging, nudged 1) VERB If you nudge someone, you push them gently, usually with your elbow, in order to draw their attention to something. [V n] I nudged Stan and pointed again... [V n] Stop it, he said, and nudged the boy… …   English dictionary

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