BUDGE, verb transitive To move off; to stir; to wag. In America, wag is much used as equivalent to budge; but the use of both words is vulgar. BUDGE,noun The dressed skin or fur of lambs. BUDGE, adjective Brisk; jocund. 1. Surly; stiff; formal.
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