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move
verb(move)
give an incentive for action
Synonyms: actuate, incite, motivate, prompt, propel,
Examples:
This moved me to sacrifice my career.
move
verb(move)
be in a state of action
Synonyms: be active,
move
verb(move)
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Synonyms: go, locomote, travel,
Examples:
The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell.
move
noun(move)
the act of changing location from one place to another
Synonyms: motion, movement,
Examples:
The movement of people from the farms to the cities.
His move put him directly in my path.
move
verb(move)
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Synonyms: displace,
Examples:
The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant.
move
verb(move)
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Synonyms: act,
Examples:
We must move quickly.
move
noun(move)
the act of changing your residence or place of business
Synonyms: relocation,
Examples:
They say that three moves equal one fire.
move
verb(move)
have a turn; make one's move in a game
Synonyms: go,
move
verb(move)
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Synonyms: affect, impress, strike,
move
verb(move)
follow a procedure or take a course
Synonyms: go, proceed,
move
noun(move)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
Synonyms: motility, motion, movement,
Examples:
Movement is a sign of life.
An impatient move of his hand.
move
verb(move)
progress by being changed
Synonyms: go, run,
move
verb(move)
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
Synonyms: make a motion,
move
verb(move)
arouse sympathy or compassion in
Examples:
Her fate moved us all.
move
verb(move)
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
Antonyms: stay,
Examples:
We moved from Idaho to Nebraska.
The basketball player moved from one team to another.
move
verb(move)
dispose of by selling
Examples:
The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers.
move
noun(move)
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
move
verb(move)
go or proceed from one point to another
Examples:
The debate moved from family values to the economy.
move
verb(move)
live one's life in a specified environment
Examples:
She moves in certain circles only.
move
verb(move)
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Antonyms: stand still,
Examples:
He moved his hand slightly to the right.
move
noun(move)
the act of deciding to do something
Examples:
He didn't make a move to help.
His first move was to hire a lawyer.

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