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2. | move - the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire" Synonyms: relocation | |
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4. | move - 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" | |
5. | move - (game) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other permitted action | |
Verb | 1. | move - 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" |
2. | move - 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 | |
3. | move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" Antonyms: stand still - remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by" | |
4. | move - change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another" Antonyms: stay put, stick, stick around, stay - stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" | |
5. | move - 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" | |
6. | move - be in a state of action; "she is always moving" Synonyms: be active | |
7. | move - go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | |
8. | move - 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 | |
9. | move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" | |
10. | move - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" | |
11. | move - arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all" | |
12. | move - dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers" | |
13. | move - progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" | |
14. | move - live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only" | |
15. | move - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?" Synonyms: go | |
16. | move - propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting Synonyms: make a motion |