Dictionary Definition
move
Noun
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
Verb
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]
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]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /muːv/
- Rhymes with: -uːv
Verb
- To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly.
- To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter.
- To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place.
- intransitive chess To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.
- transitive ergative 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.
- transitive chess To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king.
- 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 touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion.
- 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.
- transitive obsolete To apply to, as for aid.
Synonyms
- actuate
- affect
- agitate
- impel
- incite
- incline
- induce
- influence
- instigate
- offer
- persuade
- prompt
- propose
- rouse
- stir
- trouble
Derived terms
- move about
- move along
- move down
- move house
- move in
- move into
- move it
- move on
- move one's arse/move one's ass/move one's bum/move one's butt
- move out
- move over
- move the deckchairs on the Titanic
- move the goalposts
- move up
- movable
- movability
- movableness
- movably
- movant
- moveless
- movelessly
- movelessness
- movement
- movent
- mover
- movie
- moving
- movingly
- movingness
- remove
Translations
to change place or posture; to go
- Catalan: moure's
- Danish: bevæge sig, flytte sig, sætte i bevægelse
- Dutch: bewegen, zich bewegen, zich verplaatsen
- Finnish: liikkua, siirtyä
- French: se mouvoir, se déplacer
- German: sich bewegen
- Greek, Ancient: κινεῖν
- Hebrew: זז, נע
- Hungarian: mozog, eljár
- Icelandic: flytja
- Ido: des-plas-izar, movar
- Italian: muoversi
- Japanese: 動く (うごく, ugoku)
- Korean: 움직이다 (umjigida)
- Old English: scriþan
- Polish: ruszać się, poruszać się
- Romanian: mişca, muta
- Spanish: moverse
- Swedish: flytta sig, flytta på sig, röra sig, röra på sig
to act; to take action
- Danish: bevæge sig
- Dutch: stappen ondernemen, maatregelen treffen
- Finnish: liikkua, liikahtaa
- Hebrew: פעל
- Japanese: 動く (ugoku)
- Korean: 움직이다 (umjikida)
- Romanian: actiona
to change residence
- Czech: stěhovat se
- Danish: flytte
- Dutch: verhuizen
- Finnish: muuttaa
- French: déménager
- German: umziehen
- Hebrew: (`avár dirá)
- Hungarian: költözködik, kiköltözködik, más házba költözik
- Icelandic: flytja, flytjast búferlum
- Italian: trasferirsi
- Japanese: 引っ越す (ひっこす, hikkosu)
- Korean: 이사하다 (isahada)
- Polish: przeprowadzać się
- Romanian: muta
- Spanish: mudar
- Swedish: flytta
to change the place of a piece
- Arabic:
- Chinese: 动 (dòng)
- Danish: trække (in chess)
- Dutch: zetten, een zet doen
- Estonian: käima
- Finnish: siirtää
- French: bouger
- German: bewegen
- Hebrew: הזיז
- Hungarian: mozgat
- Icelandic: færa
- Italian: muovere, spostare
- Japanese: 動かす (うごかす, ugokasu)
- Korean: 이동시키다 (idongsikida)
- Lingala: koningisa
- Portuguese: mover
- Romanian: mişca, muta
- Russian: двигать (dvígat’)
- Spanish: mover
- Swedish: flytta
to cause to change place or posture; to set in
motion
to transfer from one space or position to
another
- Danish: flytte
- Dutch: verzetten, verplaatsen
- Finnish: siirtää
- Hebrew: הזיז
- Icelandic: flytja, færa
- Japanese: 移動させる (idousase-ru)
- Korean: 이동시키다 (idongsikida)
- Romanian: mişca, muta
- Swedish: flytta
to excite to action
to arouse the feelings or passions of
to propose; to recommend
to apply to
Noun
- 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.
- She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.
- He can win a match with that one move.
- She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.
- The event of changing one's residence.
- The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another when it's one's turn to play.
the act of moving; a movement
an act for the attainment of an object or
purpose
the event of changing one's residence
the act of moving a token on a gameboard
- Czech: tah
- Danish: træk
- Dutch: zet, beurt
- Estonian: käik
- Finnish: siirto
- French: coup, mouvement
- German: Zug, Spielzug
- Hebrew: מהלך בשחמט
- Romanian: mişcare, mutare
- Russian: ход
- Swedish: drag
References
Webster 1913}}Finnish
Etymology
- A shortening of [[motivaatiovemppa
Derived terms
- verbs: movettaa
Extensive Definition
distinguish mauve
Move may refer to
Science
- Strategy (game theory)
- Move α (linguistics)
computing
- mv (move), a Unix command
- Move (command), a shell command.
- MOV an x86 assembly language instruction
Organizations and brands
- MOVE, a Philadelphia-based organization
- Move.com, an online real estate company
- Daihatsu Move
- MOVE (Hungary), an early Hungarian fascist group
- M.O.V.E. Inc., a New York City based nonprofit organization
Music
- "Move", a single by Thousand Foot Krutch from The Art of Breaking
- m.o.v.e, a Japanese musical group
- The
Move, a 1960s rock band
- The Move (album), their debut album
- Move Records, a record label
Personal name
- Daniil Move, a Russian auto racing driver
move in German: Move
move in French: Move
move in Japanese: ムーブ
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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