| movable | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. chattel, movable, personal chattel | personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc). |
| ~ auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine | a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine.; "he needs a car to get to work" |
| ~ article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture | furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy.; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" |
| ~ personal estate, personal property, personalty, private property | movable property (as distinguished from real estate). |
| adj. | 2. movable | (of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand). |
| ~ portable | easily or conveniently transported.; "a portable television set" |
| adj. | 3. movable, moveable, transferable, transferrable, transportable | capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another. |
| ~ mobile | moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place).; "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator" |
| conduct | | |
| n. (act) | 1. behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings | manner of acting or controlling yourself. |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ aggression | deliberately unfriendly behavior. |
| ~ bohemianism | conduct characteristic of a bohemian. |
| ~ dirty pool | conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike. |
| ~ dirty tricks | underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent. |
| ~ offense, offensive activity, discourtesy, offence | a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others. |
| ~ easiness | the quality of being easy in behavior or style.; "there was an easiness between them"; "a natural easiness of manner" |
| ~ the way of the world, the ways of the world | the manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen.; "the ordinary reader is endowed with considerable wisdom and knowledge of the way of the world"; "she was well-versed in the ways of the world before she had taken the veil"; "he was amazingly innocent of the ways of the world" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. behavior, behaviour, conduct, demeanor, demeanour, deportment | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people. |
| ~ trait | a distinguishing feature of your personal nature. |
| ~ manners | social deportment.; "he has the manners of a pig" |
| ~ citizenship | conduct as a citizen.; "award for good citizenship" |
| ~ swashbuckling | flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior. |
| ~ correctitude, properness, propriety | correct or appropriate behavior. |
| ~ improperness, impropriety | an improper demeanor. |
| ~ personal manner, manner | a way of acting or behaving. |
| v. (social) | 3. carry on, conduct, deal | direct the course of; manage or control.; "You cannot conduct business like this" |
| ~ handle, manage, care, deal | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" |
| ~ racketeer | carry on illegal business activities involving crime. |
| v. (creation) | 4. conduct, direct, lead | lead, as in the performance of a composition.; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ perform, do, execute | carry out or perform an action.; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" |
| ~ conduct | lead musicians in the performance of.; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces" |
| v. (social) | 5. acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport | behave in a certain manner.; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" |
| ~ carry, bear, hold | support or hold in a certain manner.; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" |
| ~ fluster | be flustered; behave in a confused manner. |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ put forward, assert | insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized.; "Women should assert themselves more!" |
| ~ deal | behave in a certain way towards others.; "He deals fairly with his employees" |
| ~ walk around | behave in a certain manner or have certain properties.; "He walks around with his nose in the air"; "She walks around with this strange boyfriend" |
| ~ posture, pose | behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others.; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself" |
| v. (motion) | 6. conduct, direct, guide, lead, take | take somebody somewhere.; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" |
| ~ beacon | guide with a beacon. |
| ~ hand | guide or conduct or usher somewhere.; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi" |
| ~ misguide, mislead, lead astray, misdirect | lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions.; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" |
| ~ usher, show | take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums.; "The usher showed us to our seats" |
| v. (motion) | 7. carry, channel, conduct, convey, impart, transmit | transmit or serve as the medium for transmission.; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" |
| ~ convey, express, carry | serve as a means for expressing something.; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger" |
| ~ bring, convey, take | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere.; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" |
| ~ wash up | carry somewhere (of water or current or waves).; "The tide washed up the corpse" |
| ~ pipe in | bring in through pipes.; "Music was piped into the offices" |
| ~ bring in | transmit.; "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine" |
| ~ retransmit | transmit again. |
| ~ carry | be conveyed over a certain distance.; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house" |
| v. (creation) | 8. conduct | lead musicians in the performance of.; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces" |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ perform | give a performance (of something).; "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" |
| ~ conduct, direct, lead | lead, as in the performance of a composition.; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" |
| function | | |
| n. (linkdef) | 1. function, map, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function | (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function). |
| ~ multinomial, polynomial | a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms. |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ mathematical relation | a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality). |
| ~ expansion | a function expressed as a sum or product of terms.; "the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2" |
| ~ inverse function | a function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of one function as the independent variable of another; f and g are inverse functions if f(x)=y and g(y)=x. |
| ~ kronecker delta | a function of two variables i and j that equals 1 when i=j and equals 0 otherwise. |
| ~ metric, metric function | a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them. |
| ~ transformation | (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system. |
| ~ isometry | a one-to-one mapping of one metric space into another metric space that preserves the distances between each pair of points.; "the isometries of the cube" |
| ~ operator | (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation. |
| ~ circular function, trigonometric function | function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle. |
| ~ threshold function | a function that takes the value 1 if a specified function of the arguments exceeds a given threshold and 0 otherwise. |
| ~ exponential, exponential function | a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. function, purpose, role, use | what something is used for.; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" |
| ~ usefulness, utility | the quality of being of practical use. |
| ~ raison d'etre | the purpose that justifies a thing's existence. |
| n. (act) | 3. function, office, part, role | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" |
| ~ duty | work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons.; "the duties of the job" |
| ~ capacity | a specified function.; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary" |
| ~ hat | an informal term for a person's role.; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly" |
| ~ portfolio | the role of the head of a government department.; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs" |
| ~ lieu, stead, place, position | the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another.; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" |
| ~ second fiddle | a secondary role or function.; "he hated to play second fiddle to anyone" |
| n. (linkdef) | 4. function | a relation such that one thing is dependent on another.; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand" |
| ~ relation | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together. |
| n. (group) | 5. function | a formal or official social gathering or ceremony.; "it was a black-tie function" |
| ~ social affair, social gathering | a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship. |
| n. (event) | 6. affair, function, occasion, social function, social occasion | a vaguely specified social event.; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions" |
| ~ social event | an event characteristic of persons forming groups. |
| ~ party | an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment.; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day" |
| ~ celebration, jubilation | a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event. |
| ~ ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance | a formal event performed on a special occasion.; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" |
| ~ fundraiser | a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money. |
| ~ photo op, photo opportunity | an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed. |
| ~ sleepover | an occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children). |
| n. (communication) | 7. function, procedure, routine, subprogram, subroutine | a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program. |
| ~ computer software, software, software package, software program, software system, package | (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory.; "the market for software is expected to expand" |
| ~ computer program, computer programme, programme, program | (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute.; "the program required several hundred lines of code" |
| ~ cataloged procedure | a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name. |
| ~ contingency procedure | an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises. |
| ~ library routine | a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library. |
| ~ random number generator | a routine designed to yield a random number. |
| ~ recursive routine | a routine that can call itself. |
| ~ reusable routine | a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly. |
| ~ executive routine, supervisory routine | a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines. |
| ~ tracing routine | a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program. |
| ~ service routine, utility routine | a routine that can be used as needed. |
| v. (contact) | 8. function, go, operate, run, work | perform as expected when applied.; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" |
| ~ double | do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions.; "She doubles as his wife and secretary" |
| ~ roll | begin operating or running.; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling" |
| ~ run | be operating, running or functioning.; "The car is still running--turn it off!" |
| ~ run | be operating, running or functioning.; "The car is still running--turn it off!" |
| ~ cut | function as a cutting instrument.; "This knife cuts well" |
| ~ work | operate in or through.; "Work the phones" |
| ~ service, serve | be used by; as of a utility.; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses" |
| v. (stative) | 9. function, serve | serve a purpose, role, or function.; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk" |
| ~ service, serve | be used by; as of a utility.; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses" |
| ~ suffice, answer, do, serve | be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity.; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" |
| ~ prelude | serve as a prelude or opening to. |
| ~ act as | function as or act like.; "This heap of stones will act as a barrier" |
| v. (competition) | 10. function, officiate | perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function.; "His wife officiated as his private secretary" |
| ~ serve | do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function.; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms" |
| move | | |
| n. (act) | 1. move | the act of deciding to do something.; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer" |
| ~ decision, determination, conclusion | the act of making up your mind about something.; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" |
| ~ demarche | a move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs. |
| ~ tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre, maneuver, manoeuvre | a move made to gain a tactical end. |
| n. (act) | 2. move, relocation | the act of changing your residence or place of business.; "they say that three moves equal one fire" |
| ~ flit | a secret move (to avoid paying debts).; "they did a moonlight flit" |
| ~ change | the action of changing something.; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" |
| ~ overspill | the relocation of people from overcrowded cities; they are accommodated in new houses or apartments in smaller towns. |
| n. (act) | 3. motility, motion, move, movement | a change of position that does not entail a change of location.; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" |
| ~ change | the action of changing something.; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" |
| ~ abduction | (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body. |
| ~ adduction | (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body. |
| ~ agitation | the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously). |
| ~ body english | a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction. |
| ~ circumduction | a circular movement of a limb or eye. |
| ~ disturbance | the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion. |
| ~ fetal movement, foetal movement | motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy). |
| ~ flit, dart | a sudden quick movement. |
| ~ gesture | motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling. |
| ~ headshake, headshaking | the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement.; "I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me" |
| ~ inclining, inclination | the act of inclining; bending forward.; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement" |
| ~ everting, eversion, inversion | the act of turning inside out. |
| ~ upending, inversion | turning upside down; setting on end. |
| ~ jerking, jerk, jolt, saccade | an abrupt spasmodic movement. |
| ~ kicking, kick | a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics.; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him" |
| ~ kneel, kneeling | supporting yourself on your knees. |
| ~ pitching, lurch, pitch | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance).; "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" |
| ~ eye movement | the movement of the eyes. |
| ~ opening | the act of opening something.; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door" |
| ~ prostration | the act of assuming a prostrate position. |
| ~ reaching, stretch, reach | the act of physically reaching or thrusting out. |
| ~ reciprocation | alternating back-and-forth movement. |
| ~ reclining | the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position. |
| ~ retraction | the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back.; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin" |
| ~ retroflection, retroflexion | the act of bending backward. |
| ~ rotary motion, rotation | the act of rotating as if on an axis.; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" |
| ~ closing, shutting | the act of closing something. |
| ~ sitting | the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position.; "he read the mystery at one sitting" |
| ~ posing, sitting | (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait).; "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting" |
| ~ snap | the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand.; "he gave his fingers a snap" |
| ~ squatting, squat | the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels. |
| ~ sweep | a movement in an arc.; "a sweep of his arm" |
| ~ toss | an abrupt movement.; "a toss of his head" |
| ~ vibration, quivering, quiver | the act of vibrating. |
| ~ wave | a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon.; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves" |
| ~ flutter, flicker, waver | the act of moving back and forth. |
| ~ standing | the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position. |
| ~ straddle, span | the act of sitting or standing astride. |
| ~ stroke | a single complete movement. |
| ~ squirm, wiggle, wriggle | the act of wiggling. |
| ~ eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy | the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding. |
| n. (act) | 4. motion, move, movement | the act of changing location from one place to another.; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| ~ change | the action of changing something.; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" |
| ~ coming, approach, approaching | the act of drawing spatially closer to something.; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" |
| ~ forward motion, onward motion, advancement, progress, procession, progression, advance | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal). |
| ~ locomotion, travel | self-propelled movement. |
| ~ lunge, lurch | the act of moving forward suddenly. |
| ~ travel, traveling, travelling | the act of going from one place to another.; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" |
| ~ chase, pursual, pursuit, following | the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture.; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" |
| ~ ascending, rise, ascent, ascension | the act of changing location in an upward direction. |
| ~ descent | the act of changing your location in a downward direction. |
| ~ swinging, vacillation, swing | changing location by moving back and forth. |
| ~ return | the act of going back to a prior location.; "they set out on their return to the base camp" |
| ~ glide, coast, slide | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it.; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" |
| ~ slippage | failing to hold or slipping out of place.; "the knots allowed no slippage" |
| ~ flow, stream | the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression. |
| ~ crawl | a very slow movement.; "the traffic advanced at a crawl" |
| ~ hurrying, speeding, speed | changing location rapidly. |
| ~ displacement, translation | the act of uniform movement. |
| ~ shifting, shift | the act of moving from one place to another.; "his constant shifting disrupted the class" |
| ~ rush, haste, rushing, hurry | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner.; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" |
| ~ maneuver, manoeuvre, play | a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill.; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop" |
| ~ migration | the movement of persons from one country or locality to another. |
| n. (act) | 5. move | (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game. |
| ~ chess move | the act of moving a chess piece. |
| ~ game | a contest with rules to determine a winner.; "you need four people to play this game" |
| ~ turn, play | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession.; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" |
| v. (motion) | 6. go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ circulate, go around, spread | become widely known and passed on.; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" |
| ~ carry | cover a certain distance or advance beyond.; "The drive carried to the green" |
| ~ ease | move gently or carefully.; "He eased himself into the chair" |
| ~ whish | move with a whishing sound.; "The car whished past her" |
| ~ float | move lightly, as if suspended.; "The dancer floated across the stage" |
| ~ swap | move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science. |
| ~ seek | go to or towards.; "a liquid seeks its own level" |
| ~ whine | move with a whining sound.; "The bullets were whining past us" |
| ~ fly | be dispersed or disseminated.; "Rumors and accusations are flying" |
| ~ ride | move like a floating object.; "The moon rode high in the night sky" |
| ~ come | cover a certain distance.; "She came a long way" |
| ~ ghost | move like a ghost.; "The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard" |
| ~ betake oneself | displace oneself; go from one location to another. |
| ~ overfly, pass over | fly over.; "The plane passed over Damascus" |
| ~ travel | undergo transportation as in a vehicle.; "We travelled North on Rte. 508" |
| ~ wend | direct one's course or way.; "wend your way through the crowds" |
| ~ do | travel or traverse (a distance).; "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day" |
| ~ raft | travel by raft in water.; "Raft the Colorado River" |
| ~ get about, get around | move around; move from place to place.; "How does she get around without a car?" |
| ~ resort, repair | move, travel, or proceed toward some place.; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods" |
| ~ cruise | travel at a moderate speed.; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude" |
| ~ journey, travel | travel upon or across.; "travel the oceans" |
| ~ come, come up | move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody.; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ round | wind around; move along a circular course.; "round the bend" |
| ~ trundle | move heavily.; "the streetcar trundled down the avenue" |
| ~ push | move strenuously and with effort.; "The crowd pushed forward" |
| ~ travel purposefully | travel volitionally and in a certain direction with a certain goal. |
| ~ swing | change direction with a swinging motion; turn.; "swing back"; "swing forward" |
| ~ roam, rove, stray, vagabond, wander, ramble, range, swan, drift, tramp, cast, roll | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" |
| ~ take the air, walk | take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure.; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday" |
| ~ meander, thread, wind, wander, weave | to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course.; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" |
| ~ spirt, spurt, forge | move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy. |
| ~ crawl, creep | move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground.; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed" |
| ~ scramble | to move hurriedly.; "The friend scrambled after them" |
| ~ slither, slide | to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly.; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate" |
| ~ roll, wheel | move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle.; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds" |
| ~ glide | move smoothly and effortlessly. |
| ~ jounce, bounce | move up and down repeatedly. |
| ~ breeze | to proceed quickly and easily. |
| ~ be adrift, drift, float, blow | be in motion due to some air or water current.; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" |
| ~ play | move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly.; "The spotlights played on the politicians" |
| ~ float, swim | be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom. |
| ~ swim | move as if gliding through water.; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| ~ move around, turn | pass to the other side of.; "turn the corner"; "move around the obstacle" |
| ~ circle | travel around something.; "circle the globe" |
| ~ slice into, slice through | move through a body or an object with a slicing motion.; "His hand sliced through the air" |
| ~ drift, err, stray | wander from a direct course or at random.; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" |
| ~ run | travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means.; "Run to the store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there" |
| ~ step | shift or move by taking a step.; "step back" |
| ~ motor, drive | travel or be transported in a vehicle.; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" |
| ~ automobile | travel in an automobile. |
| ~ ski | move along on skis.; "We love to ski the Rockies"; "My children don't ski" |
| ~ fly, wing | travel through the air; be airborne.; "Man cannot fly" |
| ~ steam, steamer | travel by means of steam power.; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific" |
| ~ tram | travel by tram. |
| ~ taxi | travel slowly.; "The plane taxied down the runway" |
| ~ ferry | travel by ferry. |
| ~ caravan | travel in a caravan. |
| ~ ride, sit | sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions.; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare" |
| ~ prance | spring forward on the hind legs.; "The young horse was prancing in the meadow" |
| ~ swim | travel through water.; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank" |
| ~ go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| ~ ascend, go up | travel up,.; "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" |
| ~ come down, descend, go down, fall | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
| ~ fall | descend in free fall under the influence of gravity.; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse" |
| ~ crank, zigzag | travel along a zigzag path.; "The river zigzags through the countryside" |
| ~ travel along, follow | travel along a certain course.; "follow the road"; "follow the trail" |
| ~ advance, march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.; "Time marches on" |
| ~ draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retreat, withdraw, retire | pull back or move away or backward.; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" |
| ~ retrograde | move in a direction contrary to the usual one.; "retrograding planets" |
| ~ go forward, proceed, continue | move ahead; travel onward in time or space.; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" |
| ~ back | travel backward.; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree" |
| ~ pan | make a sweeping movement.; "The camera panned across the room" |
| ~ follow | to travel behind, go after, come after.; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum" |
| ~ precede, lead | move ahead (of others) in time or space. |
| ~ pursue, follow | follow in or as if in pursuit.; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" |
| ~ return | go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before.; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean" |
| ~ derail, jump | run off or leave the rails.; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks" |
| ~ flock | move as a crowd or in a group.; "Tourists flocked to the shrine where the statue was said to have shed tears" |
| ~ accompany | go or travel along with.; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere" |
| ~ billow | move with great difficulty.; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed" |
| ~ circulate | move around freely.; "She circulates among royalty" |
| ~ circle, circulate | move in circles. |
| ~ angle | move or proceed at an angle.; "he angled his way into the room" |
| ~ go across, pass, go through | go across or through.; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" |
| ~ go past, pass by, travel by, go by, pass, surpass | move past.; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" |
| ~ hurry, travel rapidly, zip, speed | move very fast.; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" |
| ~ speed | travel at an excessive or illegal velocity.; "I got a ticket for speeding" |
| ~ zoom | move with a low humming noise. |
| ~ drive | move by being propelled by a force.; "The car drove around the corner" |
| ~ belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten | move fast.; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" |
| ~ shack, trail | move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly.; "John trailed behind his class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart" |
| ~ shuttle | travel back and forth between two points. |
| ~ hiss, whoosh | move with a whooshing sound. |
| ~ whisk | move quickly and nimbly.; "He whisked into the house" |
| ~ career | move headlong at high speed.; "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets" |
| ~ circuit | make a circuit.; "They were circuiting about the state" |
| ~ lance | move quickly, as if by cutting one's way.; "Planes lanced towards the shore" |
| ~ outflank, go around | go around the flank of (an opposing army). |
| ~ propagate | travel through the air.; "sound and light propagate in this medium" |
| ~ draw | move or go steadily or gradually.; "The ship drew near the shore" |
| ~ transfer, change | change from one vehicle or transportation line to another.; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast" |
| ~ swash | make violent, noisy movements. |
| ~ pace | go at a pace.; "The horse paced" |
| ~ tread, step | put down or press the foot, place the foot.; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" |
| ~ step | move with one's feet in a specific manner.; "step lively" |
| ~ hurtle | move with or as if with a rushing sound.; "The cars hurtled by" |
| ~ retreat | move away, as for privacy.; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer" |
| ~ whistle | move with, or as with, a whistling sound.; "The bullets whistled past him" |
| ~ island hop | travel from one island to the next.; "on the cruise, we did some island-hopping" |
| ~ plough, plow | move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil.; "The ship plowed through the water" |
| ~ lurch | move slowly and unsteadily.; "The truck lurched down the road" |
| ~ sift | move as if through a sieve.; "The soldiers sifted through the woods" |
| ~ fall | move in a specified direction.; "The line of men fall forward" |
| ~ drag | move slowly and as if with great effort. |
| ~ run | move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way.; "who are these people running around in the building?"; "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"; "let the dogs run free" |
| ~ bang | move noisily.; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house" |
| ~ precess | move in a gyrating fashion.; "the poles of the Earth precess at a right angle to the force that is applied" |
| ~ move around, travel | travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge. |
| ~ ride | sit on and control a vehicle.; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town" |
| ~ snowshoe | travel on snowshoes.; "After a heavy snowfall, we have to snowshoe to the grocery store" |
| ~ beetle | fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle.; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home" |
| v. (motion) | 7. displace, move | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ mobilise, mobilize, circulate | cause to move around.; "circulate a rumor" |
| ~ relocate | move or establish in a new location.; "We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high" |
| ~ dislocate, luxate, splay, slip | move out of position.; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" |
| ~ translate | change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation. |
| ~ station, post, send, place | assign to a station. |
| ~ raise up, commove, disturb, stir up, vex, shake up, agitate | change the arrangement or position of. |
| ~ channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport, transfer | send from one person or place to another.; "transmit a message" |
| ~ funnel | move or pour through a funnel.; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle" |
| ~ brandish, wave, flourish | move or swing back and forth.; "She waved her gun" |
| ~ draw, pull, force | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| ~ carry, transport | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body.; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river" |
| ~ tug | move by pulling hard.; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud" |
| ~ disarrange | destroy the arrangement or order of.; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ mesh, lock, operate, engage | keep engaged.; "engaged the gears" |
| ~ propel, impel | cause to move forward with force.; "Steam propels this ship" |
| ~ set in motion, launch | get going; give impetus to.; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process" |
| ~ twine, wrap, wind, roll | arrange or or coil around.; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child" |
| ~ unroll, unwind, wind off | reverse the winding or twisting of.; "unwind a ball of yarn" |
| ~ wedge, squeeze, force | squeeze like a wedge into a tight space.; "I squeezed myself into the corner" |
| ~ work | move into or onto.; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck" |
| ~ disgorge, shed, spill | cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over.; "spill the beans all over the table" |
| ~ slop, spill, splatter | cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container.; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" |
| ~ unseat | dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse. |
| ~ disunite, separate, part, divide | force, take, or pull apart.; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" |
| ~ root out, deracinate, extirpate, uproot | pull up by or as if by the roots.; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden" |
| ~ press down, depress | press down.; "Depress the space key" |
| ~ lift | take hold of something and move it to a different location.; "lift the box onto the table" |
| ~ riffle, ruffle, flick | twitch or flutter.; "the paper flicked" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ work | move in an agitated manner.; "His fingers worked with tension" |
| ~ take back | move text to the previous line; in printing. |
| ~ centre, center | move into the center.; "That vase in the picture is not centered" |
| ~ pump | move up and down.; "The athlete pumps weights in the gym" |
| ~ scan | move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image. |
| ~ bump around, shake up, jar | shock physically.; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game" |
| ~ dandle | move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees. |
| ~ revolve, roll | cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis.; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words" |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| ~ rock, sway | cause to move back and forth.; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently" |
| ~ fluctuate | cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern. |
| ~ pulse | drive by or as if by pulsation.; "A soft breeze pulsed the air" |
| ~ reposition, dislodge, shift | change place or direction.; "Shift one's position" |
| ~ glide | cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly. |
| ~ stir | move an implement through.; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil" |
| ~ play | cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space.; "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack" |
| ~ bowl over, knock over, tip over, tump over, overturn, turn over, upset | cause to overturn from an upright or normal position.; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" |
| ~ ship, send, transport | transport commercially. |
| ~ send, direct | cause to go somewhere.; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" |
| ~ transport | move something or somebody around; usually over long distances. |
| ~ saltate | move by saltation.; "The sand grains are saltated by the wind" |
| ~ bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down | move something or somebody to a lower position.; "take down the vase from the shelf" |
| ~ lift, raise | move upwards.; "lift one's eyes" |
| ~ lift, elevate, raise, get up, bring up | raise from a lower to a higher position.; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" |
| ~ drop | let fall to the ground.; "Don't drop the dishes" |
| ~ sink | cause to sink.; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor" |
| ~ bring forward, advance | cause to move forward.; "Can you move the car seat forward?" |
| ~ chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back | force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings.; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" |
| ~ shift, transfer | move around.; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket" |
| ~ displace | cause to move, usually with force or pressure.; "the refugees were displaced by the war" |
| ~ crowd, herd | cause to herd, drive, or crowd together.; "We herded the children into a spare classroom" |
| ~ circulate | cause to move in a circuit or system.; "The fan circulates the air in the room" |
| ~ pass around, circulate, distribute, pass on | cause be distributed.; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty" |
| ~ drive out, rouse, rout out, force out | force or drive out.; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M." |
| ~ drive | cause someone or something to move by driving.; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage" |
| ~ race, rush | cause to move fast or to rush or race.; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze" |
| ~ whoosh, woosh | move with a sibilant sound.; "He whooshed the doors open" |
| ~ pour | cause to run.; "pour water over the floor" |
| ~ slip | cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion.; "he slipped the bolt into place" |
| ~ bring outside, exteriorize | bring outside the body for surgery, of organs. |
| ~ upstage | move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience. |
| ~ swing | move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting.; "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat" |
| ~ turn over, turn | cause to move around a center so as to show another side of.; "turn a page of a book" |
| ~ turn | cause to move around or rotate.; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way" |
| ~ turn | cause to move along an axis or into a new direction.; "turn your face to the wall"; "turn the car around"; "turn your dance partner around" |
| ~ slide | move smoothly along a surface.; "He slid the money over to the other gambler" |
| ~ run | cause an animal to move fast.; "run the dogs" |
| ~ whistle | move, send, or bring as if by whistling.; "Her optimism whistled away these worries" |
| ~ flap, beat | move with a thrashing motion.; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" |
| ~ singsong | move as if accompanied by a singsong.; "The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain" |
| ~ hustle | cause to move furtively and hurriedly.; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater" |
| ~ wash | move by or as if by water.; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge" |
| ~ rake | move through with or as if with a rake.; "She raked her fingers through her hair" |
| ~ blow | cause to move by means of an air current.; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard" |
| ~ drag | use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu.; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen" |
| ~ pull, draw | cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense.; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter" |
| ~ lateralize | move or displace to one side so as to make lateral. |
| ~ translate | subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body. |
| ~ hit, strike | drive something violently into a location.; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling" |
| ~ sling | move with a sling.; "sling the cargo onto the ship" |
| ~ change hands, change owners | be transferred to another owner.; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year" |
| ~ transfer | move from one place to another.; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" |
| ~ expel, kick out, throw out | force to leave or move out.; "He was expelled from his native country" |
| v. (motion) | 8. move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ move involuntarily, move reflexively | move in an uncontrolled manner. |
| ~ quicken | show signs of life.; "the fetus quickened" |
| ~ stretch out, stretch | extend one's body or limbs.; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours" |
| ~ click, flick, snap | cause to make a snapping sound.; "snap your fingers" |
| ~ flex, bend | bend a joint.; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees" |
| ~ spread, propagate | become distributed or widespread.; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population" |
| ~ reach out, reach | move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense.; "Government reaches out to the people" |
| ~ potter around, putter around, potter, putter | move around aimlessly. |
| ~ trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance | move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance.; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" |
| ~ drop back | take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football.; "The defender dropped back behind his teammate" |
| ~ hit the deck, hit the dirt | fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger.; "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire" |
| ~ gravitate | move due to the pull of gravitation.; "The stars gravitate towards each other" |
| ~ fly | move quickly or suddenly.; "He flew about the place" |
| ~ ease up, give way, move over, yield, give | move in order to make room for someone for something.; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" |
| ~ cut to | move to another scene when filming.; "The camera cut to the sky" |
| ~ lurch, pitch, shift | move abruptly.; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" |
| ~ jolt, jar | move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion. |
| ~ duck | to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away.; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him" |
| ~ bob | move up and down repeatedly.; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back" |
| ~ wallow, welter | roll around,.; "pigs were wallowing in the mud" |
| ~ squirm, twist, worm, wriggle, writhe, wrestle | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling).; "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" |
| ~ wobble, coggle | move unsteadily.; "His knees wobbled"; "The old cart wobbled down the street" |
| ~ sashay, sidle | move sideways. |
| ~ sidle | move unobtrusively or furtively.; "The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log" |
| ~ sail, sweep | move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions.; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky" |
| ~ sweep, brush | sweep across or over.; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" |
| ~ wamble, waggle | move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion. |
| ~ chop | move suddenly. |
| ~ reciprocate | alternate the direction of motion of.; "the engine reciprocates the propeller" |
| ~ move back and forth | move in one direction and then into the opposite direction. |
| ~ nod | sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion.; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze" |
| ~ pulsate, quiver, beat | move with or as if with a regular alternating motion.; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" |
| ~ thump, beat, pound | move rhythmically.; "Her heart was beating fast" |
| ~ teeter, seesaw, totter | move unsteadily, with a rocking motion. |
| ~ hitch, buck, jerk | jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched.; "the yung filly bucked" |
| ~ cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch | heel over.; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" |
| ~ careen, wobble, tilt, shift | move sideways or in an unsteady way.; "The ship careened out of control" |
| ~ roil, churn, moil, boil | be agitated.; "the sea was churning in the storm" |
| ~ slip, steal | move stealthily.; "The ship slipped away in the darkness" |
| ~ shake, agitate | move or cause to move back and forth.; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" |
| ~ vibrate | shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner. |
| ~ jerk, twitch | move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions.; "The patient's legs were jerkings" |
| ~ twitch, flip | toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air. |
| ~ click, snap | move or strike with a noise.; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward" |
| ~ budge, stir, agitate, shift | move very slightly.; "He shifted in his seat" |
| ~ arouse, stir | to begin moving,.; "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" |
| ~ dance | move in a graceful and rhythmical way.; "The young girl danced into the room" |
| ~ trip, stumble | miss a step and fall or nearly fall.; "She stumbled over the tree root" |
| ~ falter, waver | move hesitatingly, as if about to give way. |
| ~ flap, undulate, wave, roll | move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion.; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" |
| ~ mill, mill about, mill around | move about in a confused manner. |
| ~ turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" |
| ~ jump, startle, start | move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm.; "She startled when I walked into the room" |
| ~ mope, mope around | move around slowly and aimlessly. |
| ~ bestride, climb on, hop on, jump on, mount up, get on, mount | get up on the back of.; "mount a horse" |
| ~ climb | move with difficulty, by grasping. |
| ~ strike out | make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body. |
| ~ bound, jump, leap, spring | move forward by leaps and bounds.; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" |
| ~ bolt | move or jump suddenly.; "She bolted from her seat" |
| ~ get down | lower (one's body) as by kneeling.; "Get down on your knees!" |
| ~ assume, take up, strike, take | occupy or take on.; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose" |
| ~ seesaw | move up and down as if on a seesaw. |
| ~ exit, get out, go out, leave | move out of or depart from.; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" |
| ~ part, split, separate | go one's own way; move apart.; "The friends separated after the party" |
| ~ diverge | move or draw apart.; "The two paths diverge here" |
| ~ list, lean | cause to lean to the side.; "Erosion listed the old tree" |
| ~ whirl around, tumble, whirl | fly around.; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air" |
| ~ come together, close | come together, as if in an embrace.; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative" |
| ~ bustle, bustle about, hustle | move or cause to move energetically or busily.; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance" |
| ~ fidget | move restlessly.; "The child is always fidgeting in his seat" |
| ~ dawdle, linger | take one's time; proceed slowly. |
| ~ cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, wince, shrink, squinch | draw back, as with fear or pain.; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" |
| ~ lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust | make a thrusting forward movement. |
| ~ swoop | move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc. |
| ~ flow, flux | move or progress freely as if in a stream.; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium" |
| ~ course, flow, run, feed | move along, of liquids.; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" |
| ~ flurry | move in an agitated or confused manner. |
| ~ streak | move quickly in a straight line.; "The plane streaked across the sky" |
| ~ heave | move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position.; "The vessel hove into sight" |
| ~ crash | move with, or as if with, a crashing noise.; "The car crashed through the glass door" |
| ~ thunder | move fast, noisily, and heavily.; "The bus thundered down the road" |
| ~ snap | move with a snapping sound.; "bullets snapped past us" |
| ~ flap, beat | move with a flapping motion.; "The bird's wings were flapping" |
| ~ fling | move in an abrupt or headlong manner.; "He flung himself onto the sofa" |
| ~ hop | move quickly from one place to another. |
| ~ turn | move around an axis or a center.; "The wheels are turning" |
| ~ dodge | make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid.; "The child dodged the teacher's blow" |
| ~ dodge | move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course.; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd" |
| ~ throw | move violently, energetically, or carelessly.; "She threw herself forwards" |
| ~ make way | get out of the way.; "make way for the President's motorcade" |
| ~ dance | skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways.; "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy" |
| ~ grab | make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand.; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask" |
| ~ cut | move (one's fist).; "his opponent cut upward toward his chin" |
| ~ close | change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact. |
| ~ jump off, leap, jump | jump down from an elevated point.; "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre" |
| ~ slip | move easily.; "slip into something comfortable" |
| v. (motion) | 9. move | change residence, affiliation, or place of employment.; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another" |
| ~ relocate | become established in a new location.; "Our company relocated to the Midwest" |
| ~ move in | move into a new house or office. |
| ~ move out | move out of one's old house or office. |
| ~ evacuate | move out of an unsafe location into safety.; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated" |
| ~ migrate, transmigrate | move from one country or region to another and settle there.; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries" |
| ~ migrate | move periodically or seasonally.; "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting" |
| v. (social) | 10. go, move, proceed | follow a procedure or take a course.; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ work | proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity.; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top" |
| ~ venture, embark | proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers.; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" |
| ~ steamroll, steamroller | proceed with great force.; "The new teacher tends to steamroller" |
| v. (body) | 11. be active, move | be in a state of action.; "she is always moving" |
| ~ bestir, rouse | become active.; "He finally bestirred himself" |
| v. (change) | 12. move | go or proceed from one point to another.; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" |
| ~ vary, alter, change | become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence.; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" |
| ~ step | move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation.; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps" |
| ~ scroll | move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen.; "Scroll down to see the entire text" |
| ~ lapse, sink, pass | pass into a specified state or condition.; "He sank into nirvana" |
| v. (social) | 13. act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ take turns, alternate | do something in turns.; "We take turns on the night shift" |
| ~ end up, fetch up, wind up, finish, finish up, land up | finally be or do something.; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" |
| ~ festinate, hasten, look sharp, hurry, rush | act or move at high speed.; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" |
| ~ interrupt, disturb | destroy the peace or tranquility of.; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading" |
| ~ react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something. |
| ~ go ahead, plow ahead | proceed (with a plan of action).; "He went ahead with the project" |
| ~ aggress, attack | take the initiative and go on the offensive.; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" |
| ~ force | do forcibly; exert force.; "Don't force it!" |
| ~ create | pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity.; "Don't disturb him--he is creating" |
| ~ come forward, come to the fore, step forward, step to the fore, step up, come out | make oneself visible; take action.; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers" |
| ~ pay back, repay, reward | act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions. |
| ~ satisfice, satisfise | decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal.; "optimization requires processes that are more complex than those needed to merely satisfice" |
| ~ manoeuver, manoeuvre, maneuver | act in order to achieve a certain goal.; "He maneuvered to get the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the directorship" |
| ~ dispatch | dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently.; "He dispatched the task he was assigned" |
| ~ evade | practice evasion.; "This man always hesitates and evades" |
| ~ race | to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others.; "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS" |
| ~ use | habitually do something (use only in the past tense).; "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas" |
| ~ play it by ear | decide on one's actions as one goes along, depending on the situation.; "She didn't know what to expect from her new job, so she played it by ear" |
| ~ play | act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome.; "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal" |
| ~ deal | take action with respect to (someone or something).; "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students" |
| ~ partner | act as a partner.; "Astaire partnered Rogers" |
| ~ exert | make a great effort at a mental or physical task.; "exert oneself" |
| ~ egotrip | act in a way that attracts attention.; "This teacher always egotrips and the students don't like him" |
| ~ reciprocate | act, feel, or give mutually or in return.; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!" |
| ~ go, proceed, move | follow a procedure or take a course.; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" |
| ~ come close | nearly do something.; "She came close to quitting her job" |
| ~ perform | perform a function.; "Who will perform the wedding?" |
| ~ dare, make bold, presume | take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission.; "How dare you call my lawyer?" |
| ~ engage, pursue, prosecute | carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in.; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion" |
| ~ act on | regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice.; "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles" |
| ~ interact | act together or towards others or with others.; "He should interact more with his colleagues" |
| ~ react, oppose | act against or in opposition to.; "She reacts negatively to everything I say" |
| ~ take time by the forelock | act quickly and decisively; not let slip an opportunity. |
| ~ coact | act together, as of organisms. |
| ~ volunteer, offer | agree freely.; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it" |
| ~ get around to | do something despite obstacles such as lack of time.; "He finally got around to painting the windows" |
| ~ dally, toy, flirt, play | behave carelessly or indifferently.; "Play about with a young girl's affection" |
| ~ go about, set about, approach | begin to deal with.; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project" |
| ~ participate, take part | share in something. |
| ~ misbehave, misconduct, misdemean | behave badly.; "The children misbehaved all morning" |
| ~ lower oneself, stoop, condescend | debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way.; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail" |
| ~ deport, acquit, behave, comport, conduct, bear, carry | behave in a certain manner.; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" |
| ~ comport, behave | behave well or properly.; "The children must learn to behave" |
| ~ attempt, essay, try, assay, seek | make an effort or attempt.; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" |
| ~ court, romance, solicit, woo | make amorous advances towards.; "John is courting Mary" |
| ~ court | engage in social activities leading to marriage.; "We were courting for over ten years" |
| ~ dare | to be courageous enough to try or do something.; "I don't dare call him"; "she dares to dress differently from the others" |
| ~ effect | act so as to bring into existence.; "effect a change" |
| ~ antagonise, counteract, antagonize | act in opposition to. |
| ~ anticipate, counter, forestall, foresee | act in advance of; deal with ahead of time. |
| ~ prosecute | conduct a prosecution in a court of law. |
| ~ commit, perpetrate, pull | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation.; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" |
| ~ rampage | act violently, recklessly, or destructively. |
| ~ cope, get by, grapple, make do, manage, contend, deal, make out | come to terms with.; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" |
| ~ deign, condescend, descend | do something that one considers to be below one's dignity. |
| ~ condescend | behave in a patronizing and condescending manner. |
| ~ take care | be careful, prudent, or watchful.; "Take care when you cross the street!" |
| ~ act superior, lord it over, put on airs, queen it over | act like the master of.; "He is lording it over the students" |
| ~ stampede | act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse.; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software" |
| ~ make a point, make sure | make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally. |
| ~ repeat, take over | do over.; "They would like to take it over again" |
| ~ surprise | come upon or take unawares.; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene" |
| ~ sneak | put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner.; "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette" |
| ~ play | behave in a certain way.; "play safe"; "play it safe"; "play fair" |
| ~ take | carry out.; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance" |
| ~ guard | take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence.; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection" |
| ~ begin, start | begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object.; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade" |
| ~ go off at half-cock, go off half-cocked | act prematurely or without reflection or too soon.; "she wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half-cocked" |
| ~ hold off, wait, hold back | wait before acting.; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment" |
| ~ continue, go on, go along, keep, proceed | continue a certain state, condition, or activity.; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" |
| ~ do well, had best | act in one's own or everybody's best interest.; "You will do well to arrive on time tomorrow!" |
| ~ continue | continue after an interruption.; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch" |
| ~ persist in, continue | do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop.; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move" |
| v. (emotion) | 14. affect, impress, move, strike | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| ~ infect | affect in a contagious way.; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room" |
| ~ surprise | cause to be surprised.; "The news really surprised me" |
| ~ ingrain, impress, instill | produce or try to produce a vivid impression of.; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" |
| ~ awaken | make aware.; "They were awakened to the sad facts" |
| ~ incite, motivate, prompt, actuate, propel, move | give an incentive for action.; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" |
| ~ engrave | impress or affect deeply.; "The event engraved itself into her memory" |
| ~ strike dumb | render speechless, as by surprising or shocking.; "we were struck dumb by the candidate's announcement" |
| ~ zap | strike suddenly and with force.; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes" |
| ~ jar | affect in a disagreeable way.; "This play jarred the audience" |
| ~ hit home, strike a note, strike home, strike a chord | refer to or be relevant or familiar to.; "I hope this message hits home!" |
| ~ smite | affect suddenly with deep feeling.; "He was smitten with love for this young girl" |
| ~ cloud | make gloomy or depressed.; "Their faces were clouded with sadness" |
| ~ pierce | move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply.; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students" |
| ~ impress | impress positively.; "The young chess player impressed her audience" |
| ~ sweep off, sweep away | overwhelm emotionally.; "Her swept her away" |
| ~ disturb, trouble, upset | move deeply.; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" |
| ~ touch, stir | affect emotionally.; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy" |
| ~ move | arouse sympathy or compassion in.; "Her fate moved us all" |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| ~ sadden | make unhappy.; "The news of her death saddened me" |
| ~ alienate | make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated.; "the boring work alienated his employees" |
| ~ come to, hit, strike | cause to experience suddenly.; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear" |
| v. (creation) | 15. actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel | give an incentive for action.; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" |
| ~ cause, do, make | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
| ~ impress, strike, affect, move | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| ~ move | arouse sympathy or compassion in.; "Her fate moved us all" |
| v. (emotion) | 16. move | arouse sympathy or compassion in.; "Her fate moved us all" |
| ~ incite, motivate, prompt, actuate, propel, move | give an incentive for action.; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" |
| ~ impress, strike, affect, move | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| v. (possession) | 17. move | dispose of by selling.; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers" |
| ~ sell | exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent.; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" |
| v. (change) | 18. go, move, run | progress by being changed.; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| v. (social) | 19. move | live one's life in a specified environment.; "she moves in certain circles only" |
| ~ live | lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style.; "we had to live frugally after the war" |
| v. (competition) | 20. go, move | have a turn; make one's move in a game.; "Can I go now?" |
| ~ make a motion, move | propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting. |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| ~ bluff, bluff out | deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand. |
| ~ stalemate | subject to a stalemate. |
| ~ castle | move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king. |
| ~ serve | put the ball into play.; "It was Agassi's turn to serve" |
| ~ open | make the opening move.; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening" |
| ~ cast, draw | choose at random.; "draw a card"; "cast lots" |
| ~ ruff, trump | play a trump. |
| ~ maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, operate | perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense. |
| ~ check | decline to initiate betting. |
| v. (communication) | 21. make a motion, move | propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting. |
| ~ propose, suggest, advise | make a proposal, declare a plan for something.; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" |
| ~ move, go | have a turn; make one's move in a game.; "Can I go now?" |
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