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budge1 (bŭj)

[Old French bouger, from Vulgar Latin* bullicāre, to bubble, from Latin bullīre, to boil.]

verb: budged, budg·ing, budg·es. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To move or stir slightly: The trapped child was stuck tight and couldn't budge.
  2. To alter a position or attitude: had made the decision and wouldn't budge.

transitive verb 

  1. To cause to move slightly.
  2. To cause to alter a position or attitude: an adamant critic who couldn't be budged.
budge2 (bŭj)

[Middle English bouge, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin bugia, probably from Latin bulga, leather bag; see budget.]

noun 

Fur made from lambskin dressed with the wool outside, formerly used to trim academic robes.

adjective 

Archaic
Overformal; pompous.