Definition of move

noun (n)

• the act of deciding to do something (noun.act)

  Example:
  He didn't make a move to help.
  His first move was to hire a lawyer.
  

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• the act of changing your residence or place of business (noun.act)

  Synonym: relocation
  

  Example:
  They say that three moves equal one fire.
  

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• a change of position that does not entail a change of location (noun.act)

  Synonym: motility, motion, movement
  

  Example:
  Movement is a sign of life.
  An impatient move of his hand.
  

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• the act of changing location from one place to another (noun.act)

  Synonym: motion, movement
  

  Example:
  The movement of people from the farms to the cities.
  His move put him directly in my path.
  

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• (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game (noun.act)

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• The act of moving; a movement. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion)

  Synonym: go, locomote, travel
  Antonym: stay in place
  

  Example:
  The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell.
  

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• cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)

  Synonym: displace
  

  Example:
  Move those boxes into the corner, please.
  The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant.
  

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• move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion)

  Antonym: stand still
  

  Example:
  He moved his hand slightly to the right.
  

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• change residence, affiliation, or place of employment (verb.motion)

  Antonym: stay, stay put, stick, stick around
  

  Example:
  We moved from Idaho to Nebraska.
  The basketball player moved from one team to another.
  

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• follow a procedure or take a course (verb.social)

  Synonym: go, proceed
  

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• be in a state of action (verb.body)

  Synonym: be active
  Antonym: rest
  

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• go or proceed from one point to another (verb.change)

  Example:
  The debate moved from family values to the economy.
  

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• perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social)

  Synonym: act
  Antonym: forbear, refrain
  

  Example:
  We must move quickly.
  

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• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (verb.emotion)

  Synonym: affect, impress, strike
  

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• give an incentive for action (verb.creation)

  Synonym: actuate, incite, motivate, prompt, propel
  

  Example:
  This moved me to sacrifice my career.
  

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• arouse sympathy or compassion in (verb.emotion)

  Example:
  Her fate moved us all.
  

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• dispose of by selling (verb.possession)

  Synonym: de-access
  

  Example:
  The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers.
  

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• progress by being changed (verb.change)

  Synonym: go, run
  

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• live one's life in a specified environment (verb.social)

  Example:
  She moves in certain circles only.
  

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• have a turn; make one's move in a game (verb.competition)

  Synonym: go
  

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• propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting (verb.communication)

  Synonym: make a motion
  

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• To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a vessel; the horse moves a carriage. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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