nudge out

verb

nudge out

verb

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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