Nudge (Verb)
Meaning 1
To push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She nudged me forward to get closer to the stage at the concert.
- He nudged his colleague awake during the long meeting.
- She nudged her luggage further into the plane's overhead compartment.
- He nudged his little sister to make space for him on the couch.
- The coworker nudged the presentation remote to proceed to the next slide.
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Meaning 2
Push into action by pestering or annoying gently.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The supervisor had to nudge the team members to meet the project deadline on time.
- Her constant nagging was beginning to nudge him to finish his assignment.
- The manager tried to nudge the employees by reminding them of the upcoming performance reviews.
- She made a few calls to nudge him into making a decision sooner rather than later.
- Her friend had to nudge her to start applying for jobs after graduation.