"nudge ahead" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: nudges ahead [present, singular, third-person], nudging ahead [participle, present], nudged ahead [participle, past], nudged ahead [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} nudge ahead (third-person singular simple present nudges ahead, present participle nudging ahead, simple past and past participle nudged ahead)
  1. (intransitive) To increase slightly; to experience a token increase. Tags: intransitive

Inflected forms

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        "To increase slightly; to experience a token increase."
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        "(intransitive) To increase slightly; to experience a token increase."
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        "To increase slightly; to experience a token increase."
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        "(intransitive) To increase slightly; to experience a token increase."
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