0 present 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.
Nudging the calf towards the prey item is more likely to fit the definition of teaching than rescuing a stranded calf.
But for all that, they fed increasing amounts of coffee to a thirsty international market, nudging past sugar by the early 1830s.
Disequilibrium and gait disorders in older people symmetry and balance on standing, turning, with nudging and with eye closure.
Second, we have obtained evidence to suggest that marital and parent - child relationships can play a causal role in nudging the child along the path toward adaptation or dysfunction.
