nudge out

verb

To expel, knock out by a small margin.

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Meanings

verbnudge out (third-person singular simple present nudges out, present participle nudging out, simple past and past participle nudged out)

present singular third person nudges out · participle present nudging out · participle past nudged out · past nudged out

  1. To expel, knock out by a small margin.

    But the protests were in vain as the Championship high-fliers - and 2008 FA Cup finalists - battled valiantly but were nudged out by a Premier League side in a match that failed to spark into life.

    2011 January 18, David Dulin, “Cardiff 0 - 2 Stoke”, in BBC
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APA

nudge out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nudge%20out

MLA

“nudge out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nudge%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nudge out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nudge%20out.

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