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Quick definitions from WordNet (move)
▸ noun: the act of deciding to do something ("He didn't make a move to help")
▸ noun: (game) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other permitted action
▸ noun: the act of changing your residence or place of business ("They say that three moves equal one fire")
▸ noun: the act of changing location from one place to another ("The movement of people from the farms to the cities")
▸ noun: a change of position that does not entail a change of location ("Movement is a sign of life")
▸ verb: dispose of by selling ("The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers")
▸ verb: live one's life in a specified environment ("She moves in certain circles only")
▸ verb: progress by being changed
▸ verb: propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
▸ verb: have a turn; make one's move in a game
▸ verb: go or proceed from one point to another ("The debate moved from family values to the economy")
▸ verb: arouse sympathy or compassion in ("Her fate moved us all")
▸ verb: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion ("He moved his hand slightly to the right")
▸ verb: cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense ("Move those boxes into the corner, please")
▸ verb: change residence, affiliation, or place of employment ("We moved from Idaho to Nebraska")
▸ verb: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) ("We must move quickly")
▸ verb: be in a state of action
▸ verb: follow a procedure or take a course
▸ verb: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
▸ verb: change location; move, travel, or proceed ("The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell")
▸ verb: give an incentive for action ("This moved me to sacrifice my career")
▸ Also see moving
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to move
▸ Usage examples for move
▸ Idioms related to move (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing move
▸ Words that often appear near move
▸ Rhymes of move
▸ Invented words related to move
▸ noun: the act of deciding to do something ("He didn't make a move to help")
▸ noun: (game) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other permitted action
▸ noun: the act of changing your residence or place of business ("They say that three moves equal one fire")
▸ noun: the act of changing location from one place to another ("The movement of people from the farms to the cities")
▸ noun: a change of position that does not entail a change of location ("Movement is a sign of life")
▸ verb: dispose of by selling ("The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers")
▸ verb: live one's life in a specified environment ("She moves in certain circles only")
▸ verb: progress by being changed
▸ verb: propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
▸ verb: have a turn; make one's move in a game
▸ verb: go or proceed from one point to another ("The debate moved from family values to the economy")
▸ verb: arouse sympathy or compassion in ("Her fate moved us all")
▸ verb: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion ("He moved his hand slightly to the right")
▸ verb: cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense ("Move those boxes into the corner, please")
▸ verb: change residence, affiliation, or place of employment ("We moved from Idaho to Nebraska")
▸ verb: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) ("We must move quickly")
▸ verb: be in a state of action
▸ verb: follow a procedure or take a course
▸ verb: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
▸ verb: change location; move, travel, or proceed ("The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell")
▸ verb: give an incentive for action ("This moved me to sacrifice my career")
▸ Also see moving
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to move
▸ Usage examples for move
▸ Idioms related to move (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing move
▸ Words that often appear near move
▸ Rhymes of move
▸ Invented words related to move