grudge (noun)

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• grudge — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long standing, old ▪ It s time to forget old grudges. ▪ personal VERB + GRUDGE ▪ bear, harbour/harbor …   Collocations dictionary

• grudge — ► NOUN ▪ a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury. ► VERB 1) be resentfully unwilling to grant or allow (something). 2) feel resentful that (someone) has achieved (something). DERIVATIVES grudging… …   English terms dictionary

• grudge match — grudge fight or grudge match noun A fight or contest arranged to settle a long standing quarrel • • • Main Entry: ↑grudge * * * grudge match UK US noun [countable] [singular grudge match …   Useful english dictionary

• grudge fight — or grudge match noun A fight or contest arranged to settle a long standing quarrel • • • Main Entry: ↑grudge …   Useful english dictionary

• grudge — noun a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury. verb 1》 be resentfully unwilling to grant or allow (something). 2》 feel resentful that (someone) has achieved (something): I don t grudge him his moment… …   English new terms dictionary

• grudge match — grudge ,match noun count a sports game between teams or players that dislike each other a lot …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• grudge — (v.) mid 15c., to murmur, complain, variant of GRUTCH (Cf. grutch). Meaning to begrudge is c.1500. Related: Grudged; grudges; grudging; grudgingly. The noun is mid 15c., from the verb …   Etymology dictionary

• grudge match — noun a bout between two teams or competitors who have a history of competitiveness between them …   Wiktionary

• grudge — noun Syn: grievance, resentment, bitterness, rancour, ill will, animosity, antipathy, antagonism; informal a chip on one s shoulder …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• grudge — grudge1 [grʌdʒ] n 1.) a feeling of dislike for someone because you cannot forget that they harmed you in the past grudge against ▪ Is there anyone who might have had a grudge against her? ▪ Mr Gillis was not normally a man to bear grudges . ▪ I m …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• grudge — 1 noun (C) 1 a feeling of anger or dislike you have for someone because you cannot forget that they harmed you (+ against): He s had a grudge against Bob ever since he was promoted. | bear (sb) a grudge (=continue to have a grudge) 2 grudge… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English