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budge_up
budge up
English
Verb
budge up (third-person singular simple present budges up, present participle budging up, simple past and past participle budged up)
- (Britain, intransitive) To move or scoot over in order to make room for someone, especially when sitting.
- 1997, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, iv:
- ‘Budge up, yeh great lump,’ said the stranger.
- 1997, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, iv:
Synonyms
- scoot over, scoot up, move over