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move
[ moov ]
verb (used without object)
- to pass from one place or position to another.
- to go from one place of residence to another:
They moved from Tennessee to Texas.
Synonyms: remove
- to advance or progress:
The red racing car moved into the lead.
- to have a regular motion, as an implement or a machine; turn; revolve.
- to sell or be sold:
That new model is moving well.
- to start off or leave:
It's time to be moving.
- to transfer a piece in a game, as chess or checkers.
- (of the bowels) to discharge or eject the feces; evacuate.
- to be active in a particular sphere:
to move in musical society.
- to take action; proceed.
- to make a formal request, application, or proposal:
to move for a new trial.
verb (used with object)
- to change from one place or position to another.
Synonyms: propel, transfer, shift
Antonyms: fix
- to set or keep in motion.
Synonyms: agitate
- to prompt, actuate, or impel to some action:
What moved you to do this?
- to arouse or excite the feelings or passions of; affect with emotion (usually followed by to ):
to move someone to anger.
- to affect with tender or compassionate emotion; touch:
The tale of tragedy moved her.
- to transfer (a piece in a game) from one position to another.
- to dispose of (goods) by sale.
- to cause (the bowels) to discharge or eject the feces.
- to propose formally, as to a court or judge, or for consideration by a deliberative assembly.
- to submit a formal request or proposal to (a court, a sovereign, etc.).
noun
- an act or instance of moving; movement.
- a change of location or residence.
- an action toward an objective or goal; step:
a move toward a higher tax.
- (in chess, checkers, etc.) a player's right or turn to make a play.
- a play or maneuver, as in a game or sport.
verb phrase
- to advance to a higher level.
- to leave or go away:
I’ve been in this job ten years and it’s time to move on.
- to approach or attack as a military target:
The army is moving on the capital itself.
- to progress or change:
Those hats were popular once, but fashion has moved on.
- to move past an upsetting experience and go on with one’s life.
- to change or cause to change to another position, especially to make room for another:
to make space by moving over.
- to begin to occupy a place in which to live or work.
- Informal.
- to approach or make advances toward usurping another's success, authority, position, or the like.
- to take aggressive steps to control or possess:
The company has not yet moved in on the consumer market.
- to leave a place in order to start or continue a planned march, maneuver, journey, etc.:
The troops will move out of the encampment at dawn.
move
/ muːv /
verb
- to go or take from one place to another; change in location or position
- usually intr to change (one's dwelling, place of business, etc)
- to be or cause to be in motion; stir
- intr (of machines, etc) to work or operate
- tr to cause (to do something); prompt
- intr to begin to act
move soon or we'll lose the order
- intr to associate oneself with a specified social circle
to move in exalted spheres
- intr to make progress
- tr to arouse affection, pity, or compassion in; touch
- (in board games) to change the position of (a piece) or (of a piece) to change position
- intr (of merchandise) to be disposed of by being bought
- whentr, often takes a clause as object; when intr, often foll by for to suggest (a proposal) formally, as in debating or parliamentary procedure
- intr; usually foll by on or along to go away or to another place; leave
- to cause (the bowels) to evacuate or (of the bowels) to be evacuated
- informal.intr to be exciting or active
the party started moving at twelve
- move heaven and earthto take every step possible (to achieve something)
noun
- the act of moving; movement
- one of a sequence of actions, usually part of a plan; manoeuvre
- the act of moving one's residence, place of business, etc
- in board games
- a player's turn to move his piece or take other permitted action
- a permitted manoeuvre of a piece
- get a move on informal.
- to get started
- to hurry up
- make a move informal.usually used with a negative to take even the slightest action
don't make a move without phoning me
- make one's moveto commit oneself to a position or course of action
- on the move
- travelling from place to place
- advancing; succeeding
- very active; busy
Other Words From
- counter·move noun
- counter·move verb countermoved countermoving
- outmove verb (used with object) outmoved outmoving
- un·moved adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of move1
Word History and Origins
Origin of move1
Idioms and Phrases
- get a move on, Informal.
- to begin; act:
We'd better get a move on before it rains.
- to hurry; hasten.
- make one's move, Informal. to act, especially to assert oneself at an opportune time.
- on the move,
- busy; active:
on the move from morning till night.
- going from place to place:
Infantry units have been on the move all day.
- advancing; progressing:
an industry on the move.
- put moves on, Slang. to make sexual advances toward. Also make a move on.
More idioms and phrases containing move
- get a move on
- on the move
- mover
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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