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move

 
Noun move has 5 senses
  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"
    --1 is a kind of
    decision, determination, conclusion
    --1 has particulars:
     demarche; maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
    Derived forms: verb move8, verb move6
  2. 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
  3. 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:
     abduction; adduction; agitation; body English; circumduction; disturbance; fetal movement, foetal movement; flit, dart; gesture; headshake, headshaking; inclination, inclining; inversion, eversion, everting; inversion, upending; jerk, jerking, jolt; kick, kicking; kneel, kneeling; lurch, pitch, pitching; nystagmus; opening; prostration; reach, reaching, stretch; reciprocation; reclining; retraction; retroflection, retroflexion; rotation, rotary motion; shutting, closing; sitting; sitting, posing; snap; squat, squatting; sweep; toss; vibration, quiver, quivering; wave; waver, flutter, flicker; standing; straddle, span; stroke; wiggle, wriggle, squirm; eurythmy, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurhythmics
    Derived form: verb move3
  4. 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
  5. 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
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
mova movability movable movable barrier movable feast movableness movabletype move move move about move around move around aimlessly move around to adgitate move aside move away move back move back and forth

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