Budge and Push

Budge

Budge verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).

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Push and budge are semantically related in dislodge topic. In some cases you can use "Push" instead a verb "Budge", when it comes to topics like dislodge from staid position.

Nearby Words: budget, budgeted, budged, budgeting, budging

Push

Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.

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Antonyms for Push

Budge and push are semantically related in thrust topic. Sometimes you can use "Budge" instead a verb "Push".

Nearby Words: pushed, pushy, pushover, pushing, pusher

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Common collocations

way	budge way	push way
bit	budge bit	push bit
opponents	budge opponents	push opponents

Both words in one sentence

She tries to surreptitiously push him away, gives up when he doesn't budge...and fails to notice that he's grinning.

Source: Sleep Cute
It looks like you can push it, but it's too big to budge.

Source: Stock Video Game Puzzle
Door Dumb: Like in Don't Shit Your Pants, if you tell your character to "open to door", he will try to push the door open but it won't budge so you have to tell him specifically to 'pull' the door open.

Source: Video Game / Dont Wet Your Pants

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