move
move (mo̵̅o̅v)
transitive verb moved, moving mov′·ing
- to change the place or position of; push, carry, or pull from one place or position to another
- to set or keep in motion; actuate, impel, turn, stir, etc.
- to cause or persuade (to act, do, say, speak, etc.); prompt
- to arouse or stir the emotions, passions, or sympathies of
- to propose or suggest; esp., to propose formally, as in a meeting
- to cause (the bowels) to evacuate
- 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
- to change place or position; go (to some place)
- to change one's place of residence, business, etc.
- to live or be active in a specified milieu or setting to move in artistic circles
- to make progress; advance
- to take action; begin to act
- to be, or be set, in motion
- to operate in a certain fixed motion; turn, revolve, etc.: said of machines
- to make a formal appeal or application (for) move for a new trial
- to evacuate: said of the bowels
- Informal to start leaving; depart: often with on time to be moving on
- Chess, Checkers, etc.
- to change the position of a piece
- to be put in another position: said of a piece
- Commerce to be disposed of by sale: said of goods
noun
- the act of moving; a movement
- one of a series of actions toward some goal
- a change of residence, business location, etc.
- Chess, Checkers, etc. the act of moving or a player's turn to move
- Slang an action, device, trick, etc. intended to deceive; esp., in sports, a deceptive maneuver or movement
get a move on
☆ Slang- to start moving
- to hurry; go faster
move in on
☆ Slang- to draw near, with the intention of capturing
- to attempt to take over control of (something) from (someone)
move over
move up
on the move
put the moves (or a move) on
move
v.
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. To set in motion
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*. To propose an action formally
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.Change one's place of residence
relocate, remove, transfer, vacate, depart, leave, emigrate, migrate.
v
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.
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.
'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.'
She looked at me the way you'd look at a chessman if it made its own move.
For in him we live, and move and have our being.
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.
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.
Browse dictionary entries near move
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