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move (mo̵̅o̅v)

transitive verb moved, moving mov′·ing

  1. to change the place or position of; push, carry, or pull from one place or position to another
  2. to set or keep in motion; actuate, impel, turn, stir, etc.
  3. to cause or persuade (to act, do, say, speak, etc.); prompt
  4. to arouse or stir the emotions, passions, or sympathies of
  5. to propose or suggest; esp., to propose formally, as in a meeting
  6. to cause (the bowels) to evacuate
  7. Commerce to dispose of (goods) by selling

Etymology: ME moven < Anglo-Fr mover < OFr movoir < L movere < IE base *mew-, to push away > Sans mīvati, (he) shoves

intransitive verb

  1. to change place or position; go (to some place)
  2. to change one's place of residence, business, etc.
  3. to live or be active in a specified milieu or setting to move in artistic circles
  4. to make progress; advance
  5. to take action; begin to act
    1. to be, or be set, in motion
    2. to operate in a certain fixed motion; turn, revolve, etc.: said of machines
  6. to make a formal appeal or application (for) move for a new trial
  7. to evacuate: said of the bowels
  8. Informal to start leaving; depart: often with on time to be moving on
  9. Chess, Checkers, etc.
    1. to change the position of a piece
    2. to be put in another position: said of a piece
  10. Commerce to be disposed of by sale: said of goods

noun

  1. the act of moving; a movement
  2. one of a series of actions toward some goal
  3. a change of residence, business location, etc.
  4. Chess, Checkers, etc. the act of moving or a player's turn to move
  5. Slang an action, device, trick, etc. intended to deceive; esp., in sports, a deceptive maneuver or movement
move Idioms

get a move on

Slang
  1. to start moving
  2. to hurry; go faster

move in on

Slang
  1. to draw near, with the intention of capturing
  2. to attempt to take over control of (something) from (someone)

move over

to move to another place or position, esp. an adjacent one

move up

to promote or be promoted

on the move

Informal moving about from place to place

put the moves (or a move) on

Slang to attempt to seduce by the use of deceptive tricks or devices
move Synonyms

move

n.

motility, transit, progress; see movement 1, 2.

get a move on*

go faster, start moving, get cracking*; see hurry 1.

on the move
move Synonyms

move

v.

  1. To be in motion

    go, walk, run, glide, travel, drift, budge, stir, shift, pass, cross, roll, metastasize, flow, march, travel, progress, proceed, traverse, drive, off-load, ride, fly, hurry, head for, bustle, climb, crawl, jump, leap, shove along*, jump to it*, get a move on*, get a wiggle on*, take off*, get going; see also advance 1.

    Antonyms stop*, remain stationary, stay quiet.

  2. To set in motion

    impel, actuate, propel; see push 2.

  3. To arouse the emotions of

    affect, stir, touch, influence, impress, arouse, rouse, upset, excite, trouble, shake up, disturb, agitate, work on, touch a chord, strike a sympathetic chord, touch to the quick, soften, melt, tug at the heartstrings, choke up*.

    Antonyms soothe, lull, pacify.

  4. To propose an action formally

    suggest, introduce, submit; see propose 1.

  5. To prompt to action

    prompt, provoke, induce, spur, influence, instigate, stimulate, sway, play on, quicken, excite, incite, rouse, inspirit, prevail upon, work on, work upon, lead; see also incite, influence. See syn. study at affect.

  6. Change one's place of residence

    relocate, remove, transfer, vacate, depart, leave, emigrate, migrate.

move Law Definition

v

To make a motion; to request relief from a court or a deliberative body.
move Usage Examples

Object

  • cursor: Move the cursor to the new location and press the left mouse button.
  • pointer: Find the iMovie icon which is in the Dock which pops up when you move the pointer to the bottom of the screen.

Converse of object

  • oppose: She has opposed moves for the compulsory return of refugees.

Preposition: at

  • pace: John Logan's script doesn't move at a steady pace.

Adjective modifier

  • bold: I know that bold moves are difficult in an election year.
  • smart: The politically smart move would have been to tell both candidates that I was backing them.
  • unprecedented: In an unprecedented move, the UK government has now agreed to untie all its aid.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • around: Purpose built homes These are homes designed for people who have to use a wheelchair to move around indoors.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • around: Round Britain Race sets you to move around a map of Britain looking for the sites of various events or places.

Preposition: in

  • direction: But they're realized they have to move in this direction to keep on top of the game.

Noun used with modifier

  • career: Working within a council housing department can also be a satisfying career move with many striving to achieve excellent service for their tenants.
move Quotes

America makes prodigious mistakes, America has cummings thoroughly and perfectlyannihilated by that vast and painful process of Unthinking which may result in a minutebitof purelypersonal Feeling.Whichminutebit is Art. colossal faults, but onething cannot be denied: America is always on the move. She may be going to Hell, of course, but at least she isn't standing still.

—cummings, e e pen name of  Edward Estlin Cummings

'Oh,'she said,'I die each time. Do you not die?' 'No. Almost. But did thee feel the earth move?' 'Yes. As I died. Put thy arm around me, please.'

—Hemingway, Ernest Millar

She looked at me the way you'd look at a chessman if it made its own move.

—Jarrell, Randall

For in him we live, and move and have our being.

—Bible (NewTestament)

I have observed, in the course of a dishonest life, that when a rogue is outlining a treacherous plan, he works harder to convince himself than to move his hearers.

—Fraser, George MacDonald

Sometimes you move publicly, sometimes privately. Sometimes quietly, sometimes at the top of your voice. And sometimes an active policy is best advanced by doing nothing until the right timeöor never.

—Baker,James Addison, III

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