| move | the act of deciding to do something, he didn't make a move to help, his first move was to hire a lawyer |
| move | (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game |
| chess move | the act of moving a chess piece |
| move relocation | the act of changing your residence or place of business, they say that three moves equal one fire |
first step
initiative
opening move
opening | the first of a series of actions |
| motion movement move | 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 |
motion
movement
move motility | 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 |
move involuntarily
move reflexively | move in an uncontrolled manner |
be active
move | be in a state of action, she is always moving |
| move | go or proceed from one point to another, the debate moved from family values to the economy |
| move go run | progress by being changed, The speech has to go through several more drafts, run through your presentation before the meeting |
move
make a motion | propose formally, in a debate or parliamentary meeting |
move
go | have a turn, make one's move in a game, Can I go now? |
motivate
actuate propel
move
prompt
incite | give an incentive for action, This moved me to sacrifice my career |
affect
impress move
strike | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon, This child impressed me as unusually mature, This behavior struck me as odd |
| move | arouse sympathy or compassion in, Her fate moved us all |
| move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion, He moved his hand slightly to the right |
travel
go
move locomote
| 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 |
move over
give way
give
ease up
yield | move in order to make room for someone for something, The park gave way to a supermarket, `Move over,' he told the crowd |
| move displace | 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 |
| move | change residence, affiliation, or place of employment, We moved from Idaho to Nebraska, The basketball player moved from one team to another |
| move in | move into a new house or office |
| move in | occupy a place, The crowds are moving in |
| move out | move out of one's old house or office |
| move back and forth | move in one direction and then into the opposite direction |
| turn move around | pass to the other side of, turn the corner, move around the obstacle |
transit
pass through
move through
pass across
pass over | make a passage or journey from one place to another, The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs, Some travelers pass through the desert |
rise
lift arise move up
go up
come up uprise | move upward, The fog lifted, The smoke arose from the forest fire, The mist uprose from the meadows |
| ascend move up rise | move to a better position in life or to a better job, She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great |
advance
progress
pass on move on
march on
go on | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense, Time marches on |
withdraw
retreat
pull away
draw back
recede pull back
retire
move back | pull back or move away or backward, The enemy withdrew, The limo pulled away from the curb |
pull in
get in
move in draw in | of trains, move into (a station), The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station |
enter
come in get into
get in go into
go in
move into | to come or go into, the boat entered an area of shallow marshes |
| move in on | make intrusive advances towards |
| travel move around | travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge |
| move | dispose of by selling, The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers |
act
move | 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 |
go
proceed
move | 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 |
take out move out
remove | cause to leave, The teacher took the children out of the classroom |
| move in on | seize control of |
| move | live one's life in a specified environment, she moves in certain circles only |