0 past simple and past participle of nudge
1 to push something or someone gently, especially to push someone with your elbow (= the middle part of your arm where it bends) to attract the person's attention:
2 to encourage or persuade someone to do something in a way that is gentle rather than forceful or direct:
It can be nudged, not kicked.
It nudged a memory bank.
We nudged the parties on occasions.
He has guided, steered, nudged and helped to amend it.
It was accepted that they had to be nudged slightly about car parking.
Reluctant authorities would simply be nudged into commitment if they had to justify segregation.
Generally, we have "nudged forward" for long enough and now we must push along more strongly.
That has nudged me to declare a potential interest: my eldest daughter expects to go to university next year.
