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Meanings of nudge in English

Portuguese
cutucar
Catalan
donar colzades
Spanish
aguijonear

To push against gently.

cutucar
Portuguese
cutucão
Catalan
cop de colze
Spanish
codazo

A slight push or shake.

cutucão

To touch something lightly with a narrow pointed object, like a finger or a stick.

Nudge, also known as buzz, is a feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, for example, by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound.

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Usage of nudge in English
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Supporters of the idea saw it as a way to nudge Congress.
Reuters
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As far back as February, unemployment figures were beginning to nudge upwards.
The Irish Times
3
Tried to time it right with a nudge in the right direction.
Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
4
Enhancing academic freedom How can universities and governments nudge their researchers forward?
The Guardian
5
Then the steersman was seen to nudge the skipper in the side.
Norse Tales and Sketches
6
Brazil hopes to nudge other countries to adopt more aggressive emissions targets.
Reuters
7
The designers nudge you toward different approaches by way of optional objectives.
The Guardian
8
Perhaps they were gently trying to nudge us in the right direction.
The Neutronium Alchemist
9
GC tries to nudge the youth to support Mrs Madlala's uniform idea.
The South African
10
At his chamber door, Lucien used his shoulder to nudge it open.
The spurned viscountess
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The initial nudge in that direction probably came from my teaching experience.
Reuters
12
She reached forward just enough to nudge one door open more widely.
The strain
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A wild idea was beginning to nudge the edge of my mind.
The long saturday night
14
She hoped her mention of the call would serve as a nudge.
Hush: a novel
15
The drugs he slipped the Senior Council let him nudge them .
Turn coat
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He managed to nudge open the door to the narrow back stairway.
Here comes trouble
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Translations for nudge
Portuguese
cutucarcutucão
Nudge through the time
Nudge across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common