move - 22 definitions |
| - noun |
| 1. | move -- the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer" |
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| 2. | move -- the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire" |
| synonyms: relocation |
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| 3. | motion -- 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" |
| synonyms: motion, movement, motility |
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| 4. | motion -- 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" |
| synonyms: motion, movement |
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| 5. | move -- (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game |
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| - verb |
| 6. | travel -- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "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" |
| synonyms: travel, go, locomote |
| antonyms: stay in place -- be stationary |
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| 7. | move -- cause to move or shift into a new position or place, 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" |
| synonyms: displace |
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| 8. | move -- move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| antonyms: stand still -- remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by" |
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| 9. | 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 -- stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" |
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| 10. | go -- 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" |
| synonyms: go, proceed |
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| 11. | be active -- be in a state of action; "she is always moving" |
| synonyms: be active |
| antonyms: rest -- be at rest |
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| 12. | move -- go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" |
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| 13. | act -- 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" |
| synonyms: act |
| antonyms: refrain -- resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping" |
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| 14. | affect -- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| synonyms: affect, impress, strike |
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| 15. | motivate -- give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" |
| synonyms: motivate, actuate, propel, prompt, incite |
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| 16. | move -- arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all" |
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| 17. | move -- dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers" |
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| 18. | move -- progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" |
| synonyms: go, run |
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| 19. | move -- live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only" |
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| 20. | move -- have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?" |
| synonyms: go |
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| 21. | move -- propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting |
| synonyms: make a motion |
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| 22. | move, moved -- to change from one position to another |
| synonyms: moved, moves, moving, unmoved, unmoving, meve, mieve, moove, styre |
| Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language |
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