Main entry: move
Definition: the act of deciding to do something
Usage: he didn't make a move to help; his first move was to hire a lawyer
Main entry: move
Definition: (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
Main entry: move, relocation
Definition: the act of changing your residence or place of business
Usage: they say that three moves equal one fire
Main entry: motion, move, movement
Definition: the act of changing location from one place to another
Usage: 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
Main entry: motility, motion, move, movement
Definition: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
Usage: the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise; movement is a sign of life; an impatient move of his hand; gastrointestinal motility
Definition: be in a state of action
Usage: she is always moving
Main entry: move
Definition: go or proceed from one point to another
Usage: the debate moved from family values to the economy
Definition: progress by being changed
Usage: The speech has to go through several more drafts; run through your presentation before the meeting
Main entry: make a motion, move
Definition: propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
Definition: have a turn; make one's move in a game
Usage: Can I go now?
Main entry: prompt, propel, incite, motivate, move, actuate
Definition: give an incentive for action
Usage: This moved me to sacrifice my career
Main entry: affect, strike, move, impress
Definition: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Usage: This child impressed me as unusually mature; This behavior struck me as odd
Main entry: move
Definition: arouse sympathy or compassion in
Usage: Her fate moved us all
Main entry: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Main entry: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: 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
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Main entry: move
Definition: change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
Usage: We moved from Idaho to Nebraska; The basketball player moved from one team to another
Main entry: move
Definition: dispose of by selling
Usage: The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers
Definition: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Usage: 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
Definition: follow a procedure or take a course
Usage: 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
Main entry: move
Definition: live one's life in a specified environment
Usage: she moves in certain circles only