move

Plural: moves

Noun

• the act of deciding to do something
  • "he didn't make a move to help"
  • "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
• 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
  • "movement is a sign of life"
  • "an impatient move of his hand"
• the act of changing location from one place to another
  • "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"
  • "his move put him directly in my path"
• (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
• The act of moving; a movement.
• An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
• A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
• The event of changing one's residence.
• A change in strategy.
• A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
• The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.
• A round, in which each player has a turn.
• Within the Minimalist Program, a fundamental operation of syntactic construction

Verb

Verb Forms: moved, moving, moves

• To change position or place; to cause to change position.
• change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  • "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"
• 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"
  • "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
• 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"
  • "The basketball player moved from one team to another"
• follow a procedure or take a course
• be in a state of action
• 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)
  • "We must move quickly"
• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
• 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"
• progress by being changed
• live one's life in a specified environment
  • "she moves in certain circles only"
• have a turn; make one's move in a game
• propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
• To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
• To act; to take action; to begin to act
• To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.
• 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 transfer (a piece) from one space or position on the board to another.
• To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
• To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).
• To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit
• To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).
• To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
• To apply to, as for aid.
• To request an action from the court.
• To bow or salute upon meeting.
• To sell or market (especially physical inventory or illicit drugs).
• To transfer the value of one object in memory to another efficiently (i.e., without copying it in entirety).

Examples

• A ship moves rapidly.
• A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.
• An attorney moved the court to issue a restraining order.
• Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!
• He can win a match with that one move.
• He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.
• He rolled a 5 and moved his counter to Boardwalk, the most expensive property on the Monopoly board.
• His opponent’s last move was so clever, it left him utterly speechless.
• I am worried about our boss's move.
• I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.
• I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.
• I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, feeling too lazy to move.
• I'm moving next week but I don't have anything packed yet.
• If you roll a six, you can make two moves.
• It was a smart move to bring on a tall striker to play against the smaller defenders.
• It's your move! Roll the dice!
• She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.
• She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.
• That book really moved me.
• The best move of the game was when he sacrificed his rook in order to gain better possession.
• The district attorney moved for a non-suit.
• The drummer Cynthia praised her best friends' dance moves to the music.
• The horse moves a carriage.
• The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.
• The waves moved the boat up and down.
• They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time.
• They were pleased about their move to the country.
• This business will fail if it can't move the inventory quickly.
• This song moves me to dance.
• to move in a matter
• You can win in three moves if you do that.

Synonyms

act, actuate, affect, be active, displace, go, impress, incite, locomote, make a motion, motility, motion, motivate, movement, proceed, prompt, propel, relocation, run, strike, travel, abet, adjust, bring about, bring up, budge, cheer, disrupt, disturb, drive, egg on, encourage, engender, entice, evoke, excite, flit, foment, get moving, goad, grill, ignite, impel, induce, inflame, instigate, interchange, inveigle, invoke, lash, mention, motive, move, move house, obligate, oblige, persuade, place, play, position, promote, provoke, push, put, rearrange, redistribute, reference, relocate, removal, remove, reposition, rouse, send, set, set off, shift, spark off, spur, spur on, station, stimulate, sting, stir, stir up, stoke, sway, take action, tempt, toss up, touch, touch on, transfer, transpose, trouble, urge, whet, whip up

Antonyms

refrain, rest, stand still, stay, stay in place

Anagrams of move