budge
A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on, formerly used as an…A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on, formerly used as an edging and ornament, especially on scholastic habits.
» Tom won't budge.
Tom wird sich nicht rühren. — Felixjp
Tom wird sich nicht bewegen. — Felixjp
Том не поступиться. — deniko
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2 senses(uncountable)A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on, formerly used as an edging and ornament, especially on scholastic habits.
(obsolete, slang, uncountable)Alcoholic drink.
- United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
Examples
59 sentencesTom won't budge.
Том не поступиться. — deniko
deTom wird sich nicht rühren. — Felixjp
I won't budge.
Я не зрушу з місця. — deniko
ruЯ не изменю своего мнения. — odexed
Tom hasn't budged for over an hour.
Tom tried to turn the doorknob, but it wouldn't budge.
deTom wollte den Türknauf umdrehen, doch er bewegte sich nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I tried to open the door, but it wouldn't budge.
Origin
From Middle English bouge, bougie, bugee, from Anglo-Norman bogé, from Anglo-Latin *bogea,From Middle English bouge, bougie, bugee, from Anglo-Norman bogé, from Anglo-Latin *bogea, bulgia, related to Latin bulga (“a leathern bag or knapsack”). Doublet of bulge.
Perhaps related to booze.
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000):Don BudgeJohn Donald Budge
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable