| move | | |
| move | (n.) | the act of deciding to do something.; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer" |
| move, relocation | (n.) | the act of changing your residence or place of business.; "they say that three moves equal one fire" |
| motility, motion, move, movement | (n.) | 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" |
| motion, move, movement | (n.) | 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" |
| move | (n.) | (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game. |
| go, locomote, move, travel | (v.) | 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" |
| displace, move | (v.) | 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" |
| move | (v.) | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| move | (v.) | change residence, affiliation, or place of employment.; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another" |
| go, move, proceed | (v.) | 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" |
| be active, move | (v.) | be in a state of action.; "she is always moving" |
| move | (v.) | go or proceed from one point to another.; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" |
| act, move | (v.) | 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" |
| affect, impress, move, strike | (v.) | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel | (v.) | give an incentive for action.; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" |
| move | (v.) | arouse sympathy or compassion in.; "Her fate moved us all" |
| move | (v.) | dispose of by selling.; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers" |
| go, move, run | (v.) | progress by being changed.; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" |
| move | (v.) | live one's life in a specified environment.; "she moves in certain circles only" |
| go, move | (v.) | have a turn; make one's move in a game.; "Can I go now?" |
| make a motion, move | (v.) | propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting. |
Recent comments
2 weeks 1 day ago
3 weeks 6 days ago
6 weeks 6 days ago
7 weeks 27 min ago
8 weeks 2 hours ago
8 weeks 3 days ago
8 weeks 6 days ago
11 weeks 6 days ago
14 weeks 3 days ago
14 weeks 4 days ago