Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

budge up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
budge up
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To move or scoot over in order to make room for someone, especially when sitting.

British usage; Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

budges up (present, singular) budging up (participle, present) budged up (participle, past) budged up (past)

Synonyms

scoot over scoot up move over thrutch up

Questions

What does budge up mean?
To move or scoot over in order to make room for someone, especially when sitting.

How to pronounce budge up

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