nudge

Etymology 1
Circa 17th century, perhaps of origin, related to 🇨🇬,,  🇨🇬, from the root of , from  (compare 🇨🇬, source of 🇨🇬).

Compare also 🇨🇬,, , and , 🇨🇬, , 🇨🇬, ,. Compare also dialectal, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) A gentle push.
 * 2)  A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound.
 * 3) The rotation by one step of a fruit machine reel of the player's choice.
 * 4)  The use of positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence.
 * 1)  The use of positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence.
 * 1)  The use of positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: empenta suau,
 * Czech: postrčení
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: petit coup de coude, petite tape amicale
 * German: (leise oder heimlich),, , Stupser, , ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: megbökés, oldalba bökés,
 * Italian:
 * Latvian: piebikstīšana
 * Maori: tuke
 * Plautdietsch: Bucks
 * Portuguese: cutucão
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: gurkanje, nukanje
 * Spanish: pequeño empujón,
 * Turkish:


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Italian:

Verb

 * 1)  To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.
 * 2)  To near or come close to something.
 * 3)  To move slightly.
 * 1)  To move slightly.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:, бутам с лакът
 * Catalan: empentar suaument, fer un cop de colze
 * Czech:, postrčit
 * Dutch: duw geven, ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: donner un petit coup de coude, donner une petite tape amicale
 * German:, anschubsen, , , , ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Hungarian: oldalba bök, ,
 * Italian: sospingere
 * Latvian: piebikstīt
 * Maori: tute, tuke, tuketuke
 * Polish:, szturchnąć
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Turkish:
 * Yiddish: אַ טאָרע טאָן, אַ שטורך טאָן


 * Czech:, přibližovat se
 * Finnish:
 * German: sich annähern, sich nähern
 * Hungarian:, csaknem elér
 * Italian:
 * Latvian: tuvoties


 * Hungarian:, ,


 * Danish: