Definitions
a slight push or shake
Word origin
Circa 17th century, perhaps of North Germanic origin, related to Norwegian nugge, nyggje (“to push, rub, shove”), Icelandic nugga (“to rub, massage”), from the root of Proto-Germanic *hnōjaną (“to smooth, join together”), from Proto-Indo-European *kneh₂- (compare Ancient Greek κνάω (knáō, “to scratch, scrape”), source of English acnestis).
Used in a sentence
“give someone a nudge”
“Since the machine was showing two lemons and a cherry, I decided to try a nudge.”
“This year's profits are nudging the 10 million mark.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Gentle push”5 letters
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