budge

budge
I. noun Etymology: Middle English bugee, from Anglo-French buge Date: 14th century a fur formerly prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool outward II. verb (budged; budging) Etymology: Anglo-French bouger, from Vulgar Latin *bullicare, from Latin bullire to boil — more at boil Date: 1578 intransitive verb 1. move, shift <
the mule wouldn't budge
>
2. to give way ; yield <
wouldn't budge on the issue
>
transitive verb to cause to move or change III. adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1599 archaic pompous, solemn

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