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MOVE





Definition:

  1. [noun] the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"

  2. [noun] the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire"
    Synonyms: relocation

  3. [noun] a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
    Synonyms: motion, ment, motility

  4. [noun] the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
    Synonyms: motion, ment

  5. [noun] (game) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other permitted action

  6. [verb] change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"
    Synonyms: travel, go, locomote

  7. [verb] cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
    Synonyms: displace

  8. [verb] move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

  9. [verb] change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"

  10. [verb] follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"
    Synonyms: go, proceed

  11. [verb] be in a state of action; "she is always moving"
    Synonyms: be active

  12. [verb] go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"

  13. [verb] perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
    Synonyms: act

  14. [verb] have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
    Synonyms: affect, impress, strike

  15. [verb] give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
    Synonyms: motivate, actuate, propel, prompt, incite

  16. [verb] arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"

  17. [verb] dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers"

  18. [verb] progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
    Synonyms: go, run

  19. [verb] live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only"

  20. [verb] have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
    Synonyms: go

  21. [verb] propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
    Synonyms: make a motion

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