Move \Move\, v. i.
1. To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner,
from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves
rapidly.
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The foundations also of the hills moved and were
shaken, because he was wroth. --Ps. xviii.
7.
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On the green bank I sat and listened long, . . .
Nor till her lay was ended could I move. --Dryden.
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2. To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to
move in a matter.
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3. To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town,
or state, to another.
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4. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To change the place of a piece in
accordance with the rules of the game.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Move \Move\ (m[=oo]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moved (m[=oo]vd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Moving.] [OE. moven, OF. moveir, F.
mouvoir, L. movere; cf. Gr. 'amei`bein to change, exchange,
go in or out, quit, Skr. m[imac]v, p. p. m[=u]ta, to move,
push. Cf. Emotion, Mew to molt, Mob, Mutable,
Mutiny.]
1. 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.
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2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To transfer (a piece or man) from
one space or position to another on a playing board,
according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king.
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3. To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to
rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to
influence.
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Minds desirous of revenge were not moved with gold.
--Knolles.
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No female arts his mind could move. --Dryden.
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4. To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to
excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically;
to excite, as an emotion. --Shak.
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When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with
compassion on them. --Matt. ix.
36.
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[The use of images] in orations and poetry is to
move pity or terror. --Felton.
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5. To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose
formally for consideration and determination, in a
deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be
adopted; as, to move to adjourn.
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Let me but move one question to your daughter.
--Shak.
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They are to be blamed alike who move and who decline
war upon particular respects. --Hayward.
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6. To apply to, as for aid. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Syn: To stir; agitate; trouble; affect; persuade; influence;
actuate; impel; rouse; prompt; instigate; incite;
induce; incline; propose; offer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Move \Move\, n.
1. The act of moving; a movement.
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2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) The act of moving one of the
pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of
the game; also, the opportunity or obligation to so move a
piece; one's turn; as, you can only borrow from the bank
in Monopoly when it's your move.
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3. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the
execution of a plan or purpose.
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To make a move.
(a) To take some action toward a goal, usually one
involving interaction with other people.
(b) To move a piece, as in a game.
To be on the move, to bustle or stir about. [Colloq.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
move
n 1: the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move
to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
2: the act of changing your residence or place of business;
"they say that three moves equal one fire" [syn: relocation]
3: 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" [syn: motion,
movement, motility]
4: 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" [syn: motion, movement]
5: (game) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other
permitted action
v 1: 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" [syn: travel, go,
locomote] [ant: stay in place]
2: 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" [syn: displace]
3: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational
motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" [ant: stand
still]
4: change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We
moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player
moved from one team to another" [ant: stay]
5: 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" [syn: go, proceed]
6: be in a state of action; "she is always moving" [syn: be
active] [ant: rest]
7: go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved
from family values to the economy"
8: 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" [syn: act] [ant: refrain]
9: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child
impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck
me as odd" [syn: affect, impress, strike]
10: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my
career" [syn: motivate, actuate, propel, prompt,
incite]
11: arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"
12: dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the
salesmen to move the computers"
13: progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through
several more drafts"; "run through your presentation
before the meeting" [syn: go, run]
14: live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in
certain circles only"
15: have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
[syn: go]
16: propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting [syn:
make a motion]
WordNet (r) 2.0
571 Moby Thesaurus words for "move":
accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, acquit, act, acta,
action, activate, activity, actuate, actuation, ad hoc measure,
admonish, advance, advancing, adventure, advocate, affect, agitate,
alteration, anchor, animate, annoy, answer, approach, arouse, art,
artful dodge, artifice, ascend, assay, attempt, awake, awaken,
back, back up, be, bear, begin, behave, bend, bias, bid, billet at,
bivouac, blind, blow, blow the coals, blow up, bowl, break the ice,
breathe, bring, bring before, bring forward, bring up, broach,
budge, bunt, burrow, busy, butt, call forth, call up, camp, caper,
carry, carry away, carry off, cart away, caution, change,
change place, change-over, charge, chicanery, circle, climb,
close out, colonize, color, come along, come home to, come on,
come to anchor, commence, commend to attention, commute, compel,
comport, conduct, conspiracy, contrivance, convert into cash,
convey, countermove, coup, course, course of action, cover ground,
crack, craft, cut under, cute trick, dealings, decamp, deceit,
deed, delocalize, demarche, demean, depart, deport, descend,
design, device, dislocate, dislodge, displace, dispose, disquiet,
disturb, do, dodge, doing, doings, domesticate, drive, drive on,
drop anchor, dump, dynamics, ebb, effect a sale, effort, emigrate,
encourage, endeavor, energize, enjoin, enkindle, enrage, ensconce,
enterprise, essay, establish residence, excite, exhort, exist,
exit, expedient, experiment, exploit, expostulate, fait accompli,
fakement, fan, fan the fire, fan the flame, fare, fare forth, feat,
feed the fire, feint, fetch, fire, flame, fling, flit, flow,
foment, force, forward, foster, frenzy, function, gain ground,
galvanize, gambit, game, gang, gather head, gather way, gest,
gesticulation, gesture, get, get ahead, get along, get away,
get cracking, get going, get moving, get off, get on, get over,
get under way, gimmick, give an impetus, give momentum, go,
go ahead, go along, go around, go deep, go fast, go forward,
go off, go on, go round, go sideways, go through one, goad, going,
grieve, grift, gyrate, hand, handiwork, hasten, heat, hie, hive,
hurry, impassion, impel, impress, improvisation, in transit,
incense, incite, incline, induce, inflame, influence, infuriate,
inhabit, inspire, intrigue, introduce, issue a caveat, job,
jugglery, jury-rig, jury-rigged expedient, keep house, key up,
kindle, kinematics, kinesipathy, kinesis, kinesitherapy, kinetics,
knavery, last expedient, last resort, last shift, lather up,
launch, lay aside, lay before, lead, leave, lick, light the fuse,
light up, little game, live, live at, locate, madden, make,
make a motion, make a move, make a sale, make good time,
make haste, make head against, make headway, make off,
make progress, make progress against, make strides, make up leeway,
makeshift, maneuver, manhandle, march, market, means, measure,
melt, melt the heart, merchandise, misbehave, mobilization,
mobilize, modification, moor, moot, motion, motivate, motivation,
mount, move along, move away, move forward, move on, move out,
move over, move to action, movement, moving, nest, nudge, occupied,
offer, offer a resolution, on the go, on the move, on the road,
on the run, on the way, open up, operate, operation, opportunity,
overexcite, overt act, park, pass, pass along, pass on, passage,
pedal, penetrate, people, perch, performance, persuade, pierce,
pique, pis aller, play, plot, ploy, plunge, pole, populate, pose,
postulate, power, practice, preach, predispose, prefer, prevail,
procedure, proceed, proceeding, prod, production, progress,
progressing, promote, prompt, propel, propose, proposition,
propound, provoke, pull out, pull up stakes, push, put aside,
put forth, put forward, put in motion, put it to, quicken, racket,
reach, recommend, red herring, regress, relocate, relocation,
remind, remonstrate, removal, remove, replace, res gestae, resell,
reside, resort, resource, restlessness, retail, retrogress, rise,
roll, roll on, roost, rotate, rouse, row, ruffle, run, running,
ruse, rush, sacrifice, sadden, sashay, scheme, sell, sell off,
sell on consignment, sell out, sell over, sell retail, sell short,
sell up, sell wholesale, send, serve, set agoing, set aside,
set astir, set before, set fire to, set forth, set going,
set in motion, set on fire, set up housekeeping, set up shop,
settle, settle down, shake up, shake-up, shift, ship, shot, shove,
shunt, side, sink, sit down, sleight, smart, smite, soar, soften,
soften up, solution, spark, spin, spur, squat, stab, stand, start,
stay at, steam up, stem, step, step forward, stimulate, sting,
stir, stir the blood, stir the embers, stir the feelings, stir up,
stirring, stop, stopgap, stratagem, strategy, stream, strike,
strike root, stroke, stroke of policy, strong bid, stunt, submit,
subside, subsist, subterfuge, succeeding, suggest, summon up,
supersede, supplant, sway, sweep, sweep along, tactic, take away,
take off, take residence at, take root, take up residence,
temporary expedient, tentative, thing, thing done, thrust, time,
tinge, tone, touch, touch a chord, tour de force, transaction,
transfer, transmit, transport, travel, treadle, trial,
trial and error, trick, trickery, troll, trump, trundle, try, turn,
turn into money, turn on, turn over, undercut, undersell,
undertaking, unload, unrest, up, upset, urge, variation, velocity,
wake, wake up, waken, wane, warm, warm the blood, warn, wayfare,
wear down, weigh with, wend, whack, whip on, whip up, whirl,
wholesale, wile, wily device, withdraw, work, work into, work up,
working, working hypothesis, working proposition, works
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