Lexic.us

Definition of Nudge

1. Noun. A slight push or shake.

2. Verb. To push against gently. "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"

3. Verb. Push into action by pestering or annoying gently. "They nudge him to write the letter"

Definition of Nudge

1. v. t. To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation.

2. n. A gentle push, or jog, as with the elbow.

Definition of Nudge

1. Noun. A gentle push. ¹

2. Noun. (Internet) A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To near or come close to something ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nudge

1. to push gently [v NUDGED, NUDGING, NUDGES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nudge

nuddling nuddy nude dancing nude mice nude mouse nude painting nude person nude run nudely nudeness

nudenesses nuder nudes nudest nudge (current term) nudge nudge wink wink nudge out nudged nudger nudgers

nudges nudging nudibrachiate nudibranch nudibranchiata nudibranchiate nudibranchs nudicaul nudie

Literary usage of Nudge

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1887)
"What a wink it is ! and what a nudge ! So full of humorous appreciation ... And the nudge is intended to draw your attention to the wink and emphasise it. ..."

2. The Fifth String by John Philip Sousa (1902)
""I tell you there is nothing like a fiddler to catch a petticoat," he said, with a sharp nudge of his elbow into ..."

3. Twenty years after by Alexandre Dumas (1878)
"He gave Porthos a second nudge of the knee ; and Porthos got up as if to stretch his legs, and took care at the same time to ascertain that his sword could ..."

4. Supporting Struggling Readers and Writers: Strategies for Classroom by Dorothy S. Strickland, Kathy Ganske, Joanne K. Monroe (2002)
"This is where the nudge comes in. We must help students identify this personal ... Teachers can begin this nudge by opening up their own idea journals and ..."

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