- move - the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
--1 is a kind of decision, determination, conclusion
--1 has particulars:demarche; maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre Derived forms: verb move8, verb move6 - move, relocation - the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire"
--2 is a kind of change
--2 has particulars: flitDerived form: verb move4 - 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"
--3 is a kind of change
--3 has particulars:Derived form: verb move3 - 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"
--4 is a kind of change
--4 has particulars:approach, approaching, coming; progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion; locomotion, travel; lurch, lunge; travel, traveling, travelling; pursuit, chase, following; rise, ascent, ascension, ascending; descent; swing, swinging, vacillation; return; slide, glide, coast; slippage; flow, stream; crawl; speed, speeding, hurrying; translation, displacement; shift, shifting; haste, hurry, rush, rushing; maneuver, manoeuvre, play; migration Derived forms: verb move2, verb move1 - move - (game) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other permitted action
--5 is a kind of turn, play
--5 has particulars: chess moveDerived form: verb move15
- travel, go, move, locomote - 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"
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun motion6, noun move4, noun movement3, noun movement2, noun mover3
The cars move down the avenue
- move, displace - 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"
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun move4, noun movement3, noun movement11, noun mover1, noun mover4
They move the car down the avenue
- move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
Antonyms: stand still
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun motion3, noun move3, noun movement1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- move - change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"
Antonyms: stay, stick, stick around, stay put
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun move2, noun movement3, noun mover3
Sam and Sue move
- 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"
--5 is one way to act, move
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s PP
- be active, move - be in a state of action; "she is always moving"
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun motion4, noun move1, noun mover2
Somebody ----s
- move - go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
--7 is one way to change, alter, vary
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- 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"
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun move1
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- affect, impress, move, strike - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
Sample sentences:
The bad news will move him
The good news will move her
The performance is likely to move Sue
- motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
--10 is one way to cause, do, make
Sample sentence:
They move him to write the letter
- move - arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"
--11 is one way to affect, impress, move, strike
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- move - dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers"
--12 is one way to sell
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- move, go, run - progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
--13 is one way to change
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- move - live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only"
--14 is one way to live
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- move, go - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun move5
Sam and Sue move
- move, make a motion - propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
--16 is one way to propose, suggest, advise
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun mover2
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- 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"