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:
If you have an always-late friend, nudge him with a phone call an hour before the party.
Nudged by an inner voice, I called the transplant center and embarked on a series of tests to determine my suitability as a donor.
He nudged his girlfriend towards the stage.
Even a little discontent with your partner can nudge you to look around for someone else.
A quantisation algorithm nudged each onset towards the closest quarter note, eighth note, or quarter note triplet.
The attack on the private sector, moreover, nudged the state in the direction of politically motivated public-policy projects, which compelled it to look for increased sources of revenue.
Now the clock is in part to be nudged back: compulsory recognition of trade unions is to be reintroduced.
Without having that apparatus, my judgment of the direction our policy should take is that it should be nudged towards reflation.
