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Past tense for to prod or poke someone, typically gently

Past tense for to push against or move into someone or something

Past tense for to touch, nudge or scrape lightly in passing

Past tense for to near or come close to something

Past tense for to coax or encourage (someone) to do something

Past tense for to continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way

Past tense for to tease, typically in a good-natured way

Past tense for to drive spiritually or urge someone on

Past tense for to cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something)

Past tense for to come into general physical contact with

Past tense for to move very slowly (towards something)

(somewhat rare) Past tense for to strike or touch lightly

Past tense for to have a specified relationship with another thing or person in terms of nature or quality

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Verb

Past tense for to prod or poke someone, typically gently

exerted pressure on

crushed against

knocked against

rough and tumbled

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“Josie made sure to nudge me hard when she caught me looking at Jonny.”

Verb

Past tense for to push against or move into someone or something

threaded your way

worked one's way

pushed one's way

rough and tumbled

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“That's when I felt someone accidentally nudge into me. I turned to see a girl with perfect skin, perfect hair, and a perfect petite frame, sneering at me.”

Verb

Past tense for to touch, nudge or scrape lightly in passing

“She allowed her boat to edge closer to the rock, to nudge lightly against it.”

Verb

Past tense for to near or come close to something

corresponded to

stacked up against

come within reach of

stacked up with

equalled roughly

came within reach of

coordinated with

held a candle to

dovetailed with

harmonized with

fitted the pattern

corresponded with

measured up with

measured up against

correlated with

matched up with

reminded you of

beared a resemblance to

beared comparison with

broken even with

broke even with

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“The nation's economic growth this year would nudge six percent.”

Verb

Past tense for to coax or encourage (someone) to do something

put pressure on

tried to persuade

put a bomb under

put the heat on

put the screws on

used pressure on

rationalised^UK

rationalized^US

twisted someone's arm

asked brusquely

fired with enthusiasm

railroaded into

asked authoritatively

lit a fire under

asked forcefully

beat the drum for

strongly recommended

put in two cents

beaten the drum for

gone on record for

spoke in favor of

spoke favorably of

went on record for

spoken in favor of

spoken favorably of

requested earnestly

requested urgently

asked earnestly

spoke in favour of

spoken in favour of

forcefully suggested

made an urgent request

pulled one's coat

offered recommendation

recommended forcefully

offered a suggestion

made an earnest request

gone on bended knee

went on bended knee

gave the high sign

given the high sign

given the lowdown on

gave the lowdown on

given two cents

gave direction to

gave guidance to

given guidance to

given direction to

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“I tried using flattery to nudge her into revealing her identity.”

Verb

Past tense for to continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way

gave a hard time

given a hard time

found fault with

breathed down someone's neck

bent someone's ear

kept complaining to

taken it out on

busted someone's balls

rubbed up the wrong way

got on your wick

got in your hair

put your back up

made somebody's hackles rise

hit where one lives

put someone's nose out of joint

driven up the wall

drove up the wall

got on your nerves

gotten on your nerves

given someone grief

gave someone grief

made your blood boil

got your dander up

made someone see red

drove round the bend

driven round the bend

rubbed the wrong way

ruffled one's feathers

rattled someone's cage

raised your hackles

driven to distraction

drove to distraction

got under your skin

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

gotten under your skin

got your back up

driven round the twist

gotten your back up

drove round the twist

gave someone the pip

given someone the pip

given the business

gave the business

got on one's nerves

gotten on one's nerves

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

gotten up someone's nose

got up someone's nose

rubbed you up the wrong way

discombobulated

caused anxiety to

discountenanced

scratched around

searched high heaven

caused to panic

got across someone

tried your patience

sticked in one's craw

setted one's teeth on edge

made someone fed up

made discontented

lost one's temper

discriminated against

tried the patience of

pushed someon's buttons

got your hackles up

gotten your hackles up

got a rise out of

gotten a rise out of

gotten on someone

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Verb

Past tense for to tease, typically in a good-natured way

made jokes about

poked mullock at

took the mickey

taken the mickey

made a monkey of

pulled someone's leg

pulled one's leg

took the piss out of

taken the piss out of

gave a hard time

given a hard time

made a monkey out of

treated with contempt

heaped scorn on

played the fool

treated contemptuously

played a joke on

pulled someone's chain

held up to ridicule

played a practical joke on

laughed out of court

held up to shame

poured scorn on

thumbed nose at

played a practical joke

showed contempt

got on the nerves of

had a joke with

shouted catcalls at

got in the hair of

shouted disapproval

got a rise out of

gotten a rise out of

took a rise out of

taken a rise out of

led up the garden path

hurled insults at

had a joke on somebody

exposed to ridicule

made someone a laughing stock

played a trick on

shown contempt for

showed contempt for

made a laughing-stock

mucked someone about

blew raspberries

blown raspberries

took for a ride

taken for a ride

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Verb

Past tense for to drive spiritually or urge someone on

gave a boost to

given a boost to

gave a shot in the arm to

given a shot in the arm to

gave confidence to

given confidence to

gave shot in arm

given shot in arm

lifted the spirits of

lit a fire under

raised the morale of

raised your spirits

stiffened the resolve of

stimulated spiritually

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Verb

Past tense for to cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something)

Verb

Past tense for to come into general physical contact with

Verb

Past tense for to move very slowly (towards something)

advanced slowly

wormed your way

picked your way

advanced stealthily

shilly-shallied

moved at a snail's pace

appeared to pass slowly

get no place fast

schlepped along

got no place fast

went on too long

gone on too long

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Verb

(somewhat rare) Past tense for to strike or touch lightly

Verb

Past tense for to have a specified relationship with another thing or person in terms of nature or quality

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