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move

(m/u/v )

noun (n)

the act of deciding to do something(noun.act)

Example:
He didn't make a move to help.
His first move was to hire a lawyer.

source: wordnet30
the act of changing your residence or place of business(noun.act)

Example:
They say that three moves equal one fire.

Synonym:
relocation

source: wordnet30
a change of position that does not entail a change of location(noun.act)

Example:
Movement is a sign of life.
An impatient move of his hand.

Synonym:
motility, motion, movement

source: wordnet30
the act of changing location from one place to another(noun.act)

Example:
The movement of people from the farms to the cities.
His move put him directly in my path.

Synonym:
motion, movement

source: wordnet30
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
The act of moving; a movement.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically(verb.motion)

Example:
The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell.

Synonym:
go, locomote, travel
Antonym:
stay in place

source: wordnet30
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense(verb.motion)

Example:
Move those boxes into the corner, please.
The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant.

Synonym:
displace

source: wordnet30
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion(verb.motion)

Example:
He moved his hand slightly to the right.

Antonym:
stand still

source: wordnet30
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment(verb.motion)

Example:
We moved from Idaho to Nebraska.
The basketball player moved from one team to another.

Antonym:
stay, stay put, stick, stick around

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follow a procedure or take a course(verb.social)

Synonym:
go, proceed

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be in a state of action(verb.body)

Synonym:
be active
Antonym:
rest

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go or proceed from one point to another(verb.change)

Example:
The debate moved from family values to the economy.

source: wordnet30
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)(verb.social)

Example:
We must move quickly.

Synonym:
act
Antonym:
forbear, refrain

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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon(verb.emotion)

Synonym:
affect, impress, strike

source: wordnet30
give an incentive for action(verb.creation)

Example:
This moved me to sacrifice my career.

Synonym:
actuate, incite, motivate, prompt, propel

source: wordnet30
arouse sympathy or compassion in(verb.emotion)

Example:
Her fate moved us all.

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dispose of by selling(verb.possession)

Example:
The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers.

Synonym:
de-access

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progress by being changed(verb.change)

Synonym:
go, run

source: wordnet30
live one's life in a specified environment(verb.social)

Example:
She moves in certain circles only.

source: wordnet30
have a turn; make one's move in a game(verb.competition)

Synonym:
go

source: wordnet30
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting(verb.communication)

Synonym:
make a motion

source: wordnet30
To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a vessel; the horse moves a carriage.(verb)

source: webster1913
To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly.(verb)

source: webster1913

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