Budge vs Hudge - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between budge and hudge

is that budge is a kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on, formerly used as an edging and ornament, especially on scholastic habits while hudge is a bucket for hoisting coal or ore.

As a verb budge

is to move.

As an adjective budge

is brisk; stirring; jocund.

budge

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) bouger.

Alternative forms

* budg (obsolete)

Verb

(budg)

To move.

I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch.

* Shakespeare

I'll not budge an inch, boy.

* 2014 , Jacob Steinberg, " Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals", The Guardian , 9 March 2014:

Yet goals in either half from Jordi Gómez and James Perch inspired them and then, in the face of a relentless City onslaught, they simply would not budge , throwing heart, body and soul in the way of a ball which seemed destined for their net on several occasions.

To move.

I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but I can’t budge it.

To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs.

The Minister for Finance refused to budge on the new economic rules.

To try to improve the spot of a decision on a sports field.

Derived terms

* budge up * budger

Synonyms

* shift

Adjective

(en adjective)

(obsolete) Brisk; stirring; jocund.

(South)

Etymology 2

From (etyl) .

Noun

(-)

A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on, formerly used as an edging and ornament, especially on scholastic habits.

* Milton

They are become so liberal, as to part freely with their own budge -gowns from off their backs.

Adjective

(-)

(obsolete) austere or stiff, like scholastics

* Milton

Those budge doctors of the stoic fur.

Derived terms

* budge bachelor * budge barrel (Webster 1913)

Anagrams

hudge

English

Noun

(en noun)

(mining) A bucket for hoisting coal or ore.

(Raymond)

(Webster 1913)