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Noun move has 5 senses

move - the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
--₁ is a kind of decision, determination, conclusion
--₁ has particulars:
demarche; maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre

Derived forms: verb move₈, verb move₆
move, relocation - the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire"
--₂ is a kind of change
--₂ has particulars: flit
Derived form: verb move₄

motion, movement, move, motility - 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"
--₃ is a kind of change
--₃ has particulars:

Derived form: verb move₃

motion, movement, move - 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"
--₄ is a kind of change
--₄ has particulars:

approach, approaching, coming; progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion; locomotion, travel; lurch, lunge; travel, traveling, travelling; pursuit, chase, following; rise, ascent, ascension, ascending; descent; swing, swinging, vacillation; return; slide, glide, coast; slippage; flow, stream; crawl; speed, speeding, hurrying; translation, displacement; shift, shifting; haste, hurry, rush, rushing; maneuver, manoeuvre, play; migration

Derived forms: verb move₂, verb move₁

move - (game) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other permitted action
--₅ is a kind of turn, play
--₅ has particulars: chess move
Derived form: verb move₁₅

Verb move has 16 senses

travel, go, move, locomote - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "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"

Derived forms: noun motion₆, noun move₄, noun movement₃, noun movement₂, noun mover₃
Sample sentence:
The cars move down the avenue
move, displace - cause to move, 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"

Derived forms: noun move₄, noun movement₃, noun movement₁₁, noun mover₁, noun mover₄
Sample sentence:
They move the car down the avenue
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
Antonyms: stand still

Derived forms: noun motion₃, noun move₃, noun movement₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
move - change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"
Antonyms: stay, stick, stick around, stay put

Derived forms: noun move₂, noun movement₃, noun mover₃
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue move
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"
--₅ is one way to act, move
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s PP
be active, move - be in a state of action; "she is always moving"

Derived forms: noun motion₄, noun move₁, noun mover₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
move - go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
--₇ is one way to change, alter, vary
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
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"

Derived form: noun move₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
affect, impress, move, strike - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
Sample sentences:
The bad news will move him
The good news will move her
The performance is likely to move Sue
motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
--₁₀ is one way to cause, do, make
Sample sentence:
They move him to write the letter
move - arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"
--₁₁ is one way to affect, impress, move, strike
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
move - dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers"
--₁₂ is one way to sell
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
move, go, run - progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
--₁₃ is one way to change
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
move - live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only"
--₁₄ is one way to live
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
move, go - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

Derived form: noun move₅
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue move
move, make a motion - propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
--₁₆ is one way to propose, suggest, advise

Derived form: noun mover₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE