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What (who) is Nudge - definition
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Nudging; Nudge (disambiguation)
nudge
¦ verb
1. prod gently with one's elbow to attract attention.
touch or push gently or gradually.
2. give gentle encouragement to.
¦ noun a light touch or push.
Derivatives
nudger noun
Origin
C17: of unknown origin; cf. Norw. dialect nugga, nyggja 'to push, rub'.
nudge
(nudges, nudging, nudged)
1.
If you nudge someone, you push them gently, usually with your elbow, in order to draw their attention to something.
I nudged Stan and pointed again...
VERB: V n
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Nudge is also a noun.
She slipped her arm under his and gave him a nudge.
N-COUNT: usu sing
2.
If you nudge someone or something into a place or position, you gently push them there.
Edna Swinson nudged him into the sitting room...
VERB: V n prep/adv
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Nudge is also a noun.
McKinnon gave the wheel another slight nudge.
N-COUNT: usu sing
3.
If you nudge someone into doing something, you gently persuade them to do it.
Bit by bit Bob had nudged Fritz into selling his controlling interest...
Foreigners must use their power to nudge the country towards greater tolerance...
British tour companies are nudging clients to travel further afield.
VERB: V n into -ing/n, V n towards n, V n to-inf
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Nudge is also a noun.
I had a feeling that the challenge appealed to him. All he needed was a nudge.
N-COUNT: usu sing
4.
If someone or something is nudging a particular amount, level, or state, they have almost reached it.
The temperature when we were there was nudging 80°F.
= approaching
VERB: usu cont, V n
nudge
I. v. a.
Push gently, jog, poke.
II. n.
Gentle push, jog, poke.
Examples of use of Nudge
1. "‘Kissing the badge‘ – I‘ve never heard it called that before," nudge–nudge–wink–winks James Duncan.
2. He is playing a game of nudge–nudge wink–wink with the voters.
3. But there is a sort of, again, nudge, nudge, wink, wink." Gupta‘s show "House Call" airs Saturday and Sunday mornings.
4. Some companies plan to make contributions automatic, to nudge savings.
5. Our nudge–nudge, wink–wink immigration system –– unrealistic laws, all but ignored on the ground –– must be replaced by a law enforcement regime that works: more honest quotas, enforced to the letter, including in the workplace.