Nudge
Nudge verb - To pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing.
Run
How words are described
| good | good nudge | good run |
| small | small nudge | small run |
| little | little nudge | little run |
| final | final nudge | final run |
| Other adjectives: last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- So the first take, Shane throws the chicken, the chicken stays put, and Vince tries to nudge him along to get it to run.
Source: Funny / WWE -
Nudge and Grunt are killed and run away respectively in the first issue of the Giffen series, with poor Nudge getting Killed Mid-Sentence.
Source: Comic Book / Doom Patrol -
Of course, juvie cops aren't exactly heroes to begin with... Similarly, Argent was of questionable moral standing, but it's his run-in with Connor that gives him the nudge he needs to be a full-fledged villain.
Source: Literature / Unwind
Cite this Source
Run and Nudge. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nudge/run
Nudge & Run. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/nudge/run>.
Run or Nudge. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/nudge/run.
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