nudge /nʌd͡ʒ/noun 4verb 3forms 3phrases 3 noun4 •A gentle push. •The use of positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence. •(Internet) A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound. •The rotation by one step of a fruit machine reel of the player's choice.Since the machine was showing two lemons and a cherry, I decided to try a nudge. verb3 •To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal. •To move slightly.But a serious public health and economic crisis, and the responses to it from commonwealth and state governments, seems to have nudged some “protest” voters back into the major party fold. — 2021 •To near or come close to something.This year's profits are nudging the 10 million mark. formsnudged · nudging · nudges Phrases with nudge nudge aheadTo increase slightly; to experience a token increase. nudge nudge wink winkA phrase used to hint that the speaker is euphemistically referring to something else. nudge outTo expel, knock out by a small margin.
