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Meaning
Verb
●
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
●
In Gaits:
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
●
In Board games & Chess:
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.
●
In Law:
To
request
an
action
from the court.
●
To
bow
or
salute
upon meeting.
●
In Business:
To
sell
or market (especially physical
inventory
or
illicit
drugs).
Noun
●
In Gaits:
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.
●
In Board games:
The
act
of
moving
a
token
on a
gameboard
from one
position
to another
according to
the
rules
of the game.
●
In Board games:
A round, in which each
player
has a turn.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
move
English
moven
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Stir
Impel
Affect
Trouble
Mieve
Moove
Budge
Interchange
Move
Rearrange
Redistribute
Relocate
Shift
Transfer
Travel
Movement
Removal
Relocation
Play
Get
Prompt
Rouse
Transport
Propose
Carry
Instigate
Actuate
Incite
Turn
Influence
Incline
Agitate
Offer
Induce
Persuade
Drive
Give
Get Moving
Git Along
More
Related
Jump
Push
Walk
Switch
Step
Transition
Migrate
Change
Pass
Progress
Take
Maneuver
Pull
Drag
Run
Slide
Leap
Roll
Action
Flow
Decision
Venture
Rotate
Fly
Advance
Trend
Return
Swing
Enter
Hold
Hop
Deal
Grow
Attempt
Lift
Drop
Work
Initiative
Expand
Operate
Proposal
Bring
Leave
Approach
More
Rhymes
Move
Emove
Prove
Who'Ve
Groove
Remove
Approve
Reprove
Behoove
Improve
Disprove
Bust A Move
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