nudge

verb

To touch or push gently
"… nudged the cue ball with the tip of the cue."
To prod lightly urge into action
"… have been nudged into starting their own ventures …"
Approach
"its circulation is nudging the four million mark"
To give a nudge
"She nudged and jostled through the crowd."

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