move

/mˈuv/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
“How fast does your new car go?”
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”
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
“He moved his hand slightly to the right”
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
“We moved from Idaho to Nebraska”
follow a procedure or take a course
“We should go farther in this matter”
be in a state of action
“she is always moving”
go or proceed from one point to another
“the debate moved from family values to the economy”
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
“think before you act”
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
“This child impressed me as unusually mature”
give an incentive for action
“This moved me to sacrifice my career”
arouse sympathy or compassion in
“Her fate moved us all”
dispose of by selling
“The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers”

noun

the act of deciding to do something
“he didn't make a move to help”
the act of changing your residence or place of business
“they say that three moves equal one fire”
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
“the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise”
the act of changing location from one place to another
“police controlled the motion of the crowd”
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game

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