Move (Verb)
Meaning 1
Change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 2
Have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?".
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- Now it's your turn, you make your move and I'll respond.
- Can I make my move, or are you going to think some more.
- It's my turn again, so I'll make my next move.
- When can I move, I've been waiting for my turn.
- Is it my turn yet, can I make my move now.
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Meaning 3
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".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- I will move to New York next month.
- The crowd began to move as the concert started.
- The family moved from their old house to the suburbs.
- We need to move faster if we want to catch the last bus.
- The development team moved towards more innovative solutions.
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- Breeze
- Move Around
- Carry
- Lance
- Forge
- Career
- Crank
- Jounce
- Steamer
- Go By
- Travel Rapidly
- Glide
- Slice Through
- Lurch
- Come Down
- Do
- Creep
- Cannonball Along
- Billow
- Proceed
- Propagate
- Ghost
- Crawl
- Whoosh
- Uprise
- Advance
- Take The Air
- Shuttle
- Travel Purposefully
- Beetle
- Bucket Along
- Ascend
- Withdraw
- Travel Along
- Draw Back
- Repair
- Wind
- Return
- Cast
- Spurt
- Zigzag
- Go Forward
- Retire
- Taxi
- Jump
- Circulate
- Come Up
- Slither
- Back
- Ride
- Rush
- Seek
- Swim
- Blow
- Change
- Hurtle
- Ease
- Motor
- Whisk
- Resort
- Weave
- Belt Along
- Hiss
- Betake Oneself
- Get About
- Pass
- Race
- Swap
- Wander
- Drive
- Snowshoe
- Whine
- Play
- Speed
- Pelt Along
- Plow
- Sift
- Turn
- Pace
- Fall
- Shack
- Whish
- Wend
- Lead
- Travel By
- Wheel
- Angle
- Lift
- Transfer
- Automobile
- Tram
- Push
- Roam
- Rise
- Circuit
- Zoom
- Rove
- Drift
- Step
- Swing
- Progress
- Come
- Draw
- Drag
- Raft
- Roll
- Wing
- Steam
- Spread
- Stray
- Vagabond
- Slide
- Bang
- Walk
- Swash
- Circle
- Go Around
- Tramp
- Trail
- Island Hop
- Cruise
- Caravan
- Go Past
- Tread
- Descend
- Scramble
- Hotfoot
- Plough
- Pursue
- Move Up
- Recede
- March On
- Move On
- Ramble
- Pull Back
- Overfly
- Step On It
- Whistle
- Float
- Ferry
- Journey
- Run
- Prance
- Move Back
- Sit
- Pan
- Go Up
- Ski
- Retreat
- Zip
- Range
- Slice Into
- Go On
- Hie
- Fly
- Derail
- Get Around
- Flock
- Err
- Retrograde
- Pass By
- Bounce
- Follow
- Precede
- Trundle
- Precess
- Rush Along
- Round
- Meander
- Accompany
- Outflank
- Pass Over
- Travel
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Meaning 4
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".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 5
Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- She moved her leg to get comfortable in the crowded bus.
- He moved his shoulders to release the tension from his muscles.
- The swimmer moved her arms quickly to gain speed.
- The dancer moved her hips to the rhythm of the music.
- The student moved her chair to face the teacher.
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- Squirm
- Jump Off
- Dawdle
- Shrink
- Pitch
- Come Together
- Click
- Twitch
- Seesaw
- Jump On
- Propagate
- Pound
- Leave
- Whirl Around
- Ease Up
- Yield
- Bend
- Split
- Potter Around
- Slant
- Beat
- Jump
- Strike
- Leap
- Hurtle
- Shift
- Start
- Flow
- Feed
- Sashay
- Welter
- Reach Out
- Stretch Out
- Climb On
- Sail
- Spring
- Hustle
- Trip The Light Fantastic Toe
- Give
- Lean
- Jerk
- Tilt
- Part
- Worm
- Funk
- Wriggle
- Wobble
- Undulate
- Wince
- Flux
- Waver
- Mount
- Cant Over
- Boil
- Stir
- Sweep
- Flap
- Moil
- Trip
- Mill Around
- Take
- Hurl
- Roil
- Slip
- Wave
- Twist
- Totter
- Mount Up
- Bustle About
- Thump
- Putter Around
- Trip The Light Fantastic
- Potter
- Mill About
- Quiver
- Budge
- Course
- Take Up
- Go Out
- Quail
- Squinch
- Recoil
- Coggle
- Mope Around
- Hit The Deck
- Hitch
- Bound
- Wrestle
- Waggle
- Give Way
- Flick
- Thrust
- Get On
- Jar
- Tumble
- Bestride
- Get Out
- Cringe
- Move Reflexively
- Agitate
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Meaning 6
Live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Meaning 7
Be in a state of action; "she is always moving".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 8
Arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
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Meaning 9
Dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Meaning 10
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".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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- Romance
- Carry
- Counter
- Dally
- Play It By Ear
- Go
- Perform
- Court
- Proceed
- Interact
- Force
- Dispatch
- Finish
- End Up
- Coact
- Presume
- Behave
- Get Around To
- Assay
- Contend
- Come Close
- Attempt
- Rampage
- Take Time By The Forelock
- Go Along
- Repeat
- Rush
- Surprise
- Lord It Over
- Attack
- Partner
- Bear
- Manoeuvre
- Make Bold
- Satisfice
- Conduct
- Approach
- Reciprocate
- Dare
- Race
- Play
- Wait
- Make Out
- Take Care
- Keep
- Interrupt
- Deal
- Pull
- Effect
- Reward
- Comport
- Go Ahead
- Misbehave
- Sneak
- Step To The Fore
- Alternate
- Grapple
- Take
- Make A Point
- Move
- Cope
- Prosecute
- Participate
- Condescend
- Go Off Half-cocked
- Perpetrate
- Hold Back
- Anticipate
- Fetch Up
- Descend
- Finish Up
- Antagonize
- Festinate
- Make Do
- Stampede
- Wind Up
- Begin
- Continue
- Pursue
- Counteract
- Lower Oneself
- Set About
- Act Superior
- Come To The Fore
- Guard
- Look Sharp
- Step Up
- Volunteer
- Do Well
- Pay Back
- Manage
- Try
- Essay
- Forestall
- Use
- Woo
- Act On
- Flirt
- Come Forward
- Evade
- Misdemean
- Deport
- Hurry
- Exert
- Maneuver
- Egotrip
- Solicit
- React
- Put On Airs
- Come Out
- Create
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Meaning 11
Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"; "he was dumb-struck by the news"; "her comments struck a sour note".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
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Meaning 12
Propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 13
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".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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- Squeeze
- Pass On
- Get Down
- Transport
- Tip Over
- Splatter
- Centre
- Bowl Over
- Turn Over
- Luxate
- Channel
- Carry
- Deracinate
- Place
- Wind Off
- Unroll
- Raise Up
- Let Down
- Crowd
- Channelize
- Run Off
- Commove
- Tump Over
- Change Owners
- Upset
- Kick Out
- Riffle
- Whoosh
- Force
- Throw Out
- Mobilise
- Flourish
- Channelise
- Shake Up
- Revolve
- Force Out
- Drive Away
- Extirpate
- Pass Around
- Distribute
- Twine
- Root Out
- Get Up
- Stir Up
- Position
- Dislodge
- Bring Down
- Disunite
- Strike
- Knock Over
- Rush
- Send
- Set In Motion
- Bump Around
- Reposition
- Bring Outside
- Impel
- Vex
- Shift
- Set
- Drive Off
- Drive Out
- Disgorge
- Take Down
- Pose
- Raise
- Mesh
- Splay
- Rouse
- Shed
- Disturb
- Part
- Lock
- Lay
- Direct
- Transfer
- Lift
- Dispel
- Bring Forward
- Depress
- Elevate
- Slop
- Flap
- Turn Back
- Sway
- Ship
- Draw
- Roll
- Post
- Operate
- Divide
- Slip
- Wrap
- Ruffle
- Wave
- Bring Up
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Meaning 14
Go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The debate moved from family values to the economy, shedding light on the candidates' fiscal policies.
- As the discussion progressed, the conversation moved from trivial matters to more serious issues.
- Their attention moved from the intriguing sculpture to the beautiful painting on the adjacent wall.
- The agenda moved from the introduction to the main presentation, which seemed to captivate everyone in the room.
- The meeting moved from the conference room to the outdoor area, allowing participants to have a break and get some fresh air.
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Meaning 15
Progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The project will move to the development stage once we've finalized the design.
- Their plan will move forward after the initial prototype testing.
- The idea should move past the experimental phase to help us assess its viability.
- You'll need to move your concept further by revising it with our input.
- We'll continue to move the proposal along as soon as we gather more data.
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Meaning 16
Give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- Her heartfelt tears moved me to offer her a place to stay for the night.
- His courageous story moved me to apply for a volunteering position.
- The devastating images moved me to donate to the relief fund.
- The couple's love story moved me to plan a romantic getaway with my partner.
- The tragic news moved me to take action and participate in the awareness campaign.