nudge
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a slight push or shake
Types & categories
- push hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
to push against gently
She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
push into action by pestering or annoying gently
Types & categories
- push hypernym
Related & opposite
- nudger derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nudge |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | jog |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | push |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nudge |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | goad |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nudger |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | push |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | jog |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | elbow |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | nudger |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | push |