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move

  [moov] verb, moved, mov⋅ing, noun
Use on the move in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to pass from one place or position to another.
2. to go from one place of residence to another: They moved from Tennessee to Texas.
3. to advance or progress: The red racing car moved into the lead.
4. to have a regular motion, as an implement or a machine; turn; revolve.
5. to sell or be sold: That new model is moving well.
6. to start off or leave: It's time to be moving.
7. to transfer a piece in a game, as chess or checkers.
8. (of the bowels) to discharge or eject the feces; evacuate.
9. to be active in a particular sphere: to move in musical society.
10. to take action; proceed.
11. to make a formal request, application, or proposal: to move for a new trial.
–verb (used with object)
12. to change from one place or position to another.
13. to set or keep in motion.
14. to prompt, actuate, or impel to some action: What moved you to do this?
15. to arouse or excite the feelings or passions of; affect with emotion (usually fol. by to): to move someone to anger.
16. to affect with tender or compassionate emotion; touch: The tale of tragedy moved her.
17. to transfer (a piece in a game) from one position to another.
18. to dispose of (goods) by sale.
19. to cause (the bowels) to discharge or eject the feces.
20. to propose formally, as to a court or judge, or for consideration by a deliberative assembly.
21. to submit a formal request or proposal to (a court, a sovereign, etc.).
–noun
22. an act or instance of moving; movement.
23. a change of location or residence.
24. an action toward an objective or goal; step: a move toward a higher tax.
25. (in chess, checkers, etc.) a player's right or turn to make a play.
26. a play or maneuver, as in a game or sport.
—Verb phrases
27. move in, to begin to occupy a place in which to live or work.
28. move in on, Informal.
a. to approach or make advances toward usurping another's success, authority, position, or the like.
b. to take aggressive steps to control or possess: The company has not yet moved in on the consumer market.
29. move on, to approach or attack as a military target: The army is moving on the capital itself.
30. move out, to leave a place in order to start or continue a planned march, maneuver, journey, etc.: The troops will move out of the encampment at dawn.
31. move over, to change or cause to change to another position, esp. to make room for another: to make space by moving over.
32. move up, to advance to a higher level.
—Idioms
33. get a move on, Informal.
a. to begin; act: We'd better get a move on before it rains.
b. to hurry; hasten.
34. make one's move, Informal. to act, esp. to assert oneself at an opportune time.
35. on the move,
a. busy; active: on the move from morning till night.
b. going from place to place: Infantry units have been on the move all day.
c. advancing; progressing: an industry on the move.
36. put moves on, Slang. to make sexual advances toward. Also, make a move on.
Origin:
1200–50; ME meven, moven < AF mover ≪ L movēre

Synonyms:
1. stir, budge. See advance. 2. remove. 4. spin, gyrate, rotate, operate. 12. shift, transfer; propel. 13. agitate. 14. influence, induce, incite, instigate, lead. 22. See motion.

Antonyms:
12. fix.
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move   (mōōv)   
v.   moved, mov·ing, moves

v.   intr.

  1. To change in position from one point to another: moved away from the window.

  2. To progress in sequence; go forward: a novel that moves slowly.

  3. To follow a specified course: Earth moves around the sun.

  4. To progress toward a particular state or condition: moving up in the company; moved into the lead.

  5. To go from one residence or location to another; relocate.

  6. To start off; depart.

  7. To be disposed of by sale: Woolens move slowly in the summer.

  8. To change posture or position; stir: was afraid to move.

  9. Games To change the position of a piece in a board game.

  10. To be put in motion or to turn according to a prescribed motion. Used of machinery.

  11. To exhibit great activity or energy.

  12. To initiate an action; act.

  13. To be active in a particular environment: moves in diplomatic circles.

  14. To stir the emotions: words that have the power to move.

  15. To make a formal motion in parliamentary procedure: move for an adjournment.

  16. To evacuate. Used of the bowels.

v.   tr.

  1. To change the place or position of: moved her office; could not move his arm.

  2. To cause to go from one place to another: moved the crowd away.

  3. Games To change (a piece) from one position to another in a board game: moved a pawn.

  4. To change the course of: moved the discussion to other matters.

  5. To dislodge from a fixed point of view, as by persuasion: "Speak to him, ladies, see if you can move him" (Shakespeare).

  6. To prompt to an action; rouse: Anger moved her to speak out.

    1. To set or keep in motion.

    2. To cause to function.

    3. To cause to progress or advance.

    4. To arouse the emotions of; affect.

    5. To excite or provoke to the expression of an emotion: The film moved me to tears. See Synonyms at affect1.

    6. To propose or request in formal parliamentary procedure: moved that a vote be taken.

    7. To make formal application to (a court, for example).

    1. To arouse the emotions of; affect.

    2. To excite or provoke to the expression of an emotion: The film moved me to tears. See Synonyms at affect1.

    3. To propose or request in formal parliamentary procedure: moved that a vote be taken.

    4. To make formal application to (a court, for example).

    1. To propose or request in formal parliamentary procedure: moved that a vote be taken.

    2. To make formal application to (a court, for example).

  10. To dispose of by sale: moved the new merchandise quickly.

  11. To cause (the bowels) to evacuate.

n.  

    1. The act or an instance of moving.

    2. A particular manner of moving: made some intricate moves on the dance floor.

    3. An act of transferring a piece from one position to another in board games.

    4. The prescribed manner in which a piece may be played.

    5. A participant's turn to make a play.

  2. A change of residence or location.

  3. Games

    1. An act of transferring a piece from one position to another in board games.

    2. The prescribed manner in which a piece may be played.

    3. A participant's turn to make a play.

  4. An action taken to achieve an objective; a maneuver: a move to halt the arms race.

Phrasal Verb(s):
move inTo begin to occupy a residence or place of business.

Idiom(s):
get a move on Informal To get started; get going.

Idiom(s):
move in on

  1. To make intrusive advances toward; intrude on.

  2. To attempt to seize control of: moving in on their territory.


Idiom(s):
on the move

  1. Busily moving about; active: A nurse is on the move all day.

  2. Going from one place to another: troops on the move.

  3. Making progress; advancing: a technology that is clearly on the move.


[Middle English moven, from Old French movoir, from Latin movēre; see meuə- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

move  (v.)
1275, from Anglo-Fr. movir (O.Fr. moveir), from L. movere "move, set in motion" (pp. motus, freq. motare), from PIE base *meue- (cf., Skt. kama-muta "moved by love" and probably mivati "pushes, moves;" Lith. mauti "push on;" Gk. ameusasthai "to surpass," amyno "push away"). Meaning "to affect with emotion" is from c.1300; that of "to prompt or impel toward some action" is from c.1380. Sense of "to change one's place of residence" is from 1707. Meaning "to propose (something) in an assembly, etc.," is first attested 1452. The noun in the gaming sense is from 1656. Phrase on the move "in the process of going from one place to another" is from 1796; get a move on "hurry up" is Amer.Eng. colloquial from 1888. A moveable feast (1430) is one in the Church calendar which, though always on the same day of the week, varies its date from year to year.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: move
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: moved; mov·ing
intransitive verb : to make a motion <moved to seize the property> transitive verb : to request (a court) by means of a motion <moved the court to vacate the order>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: move
Pronunciation: 'müv
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: moved; mov·ing
intransitive senses
1 : to go or pass from one place to another
2 of the bowels : to eject fecal matter : EVACUATE move transitive senses
1 : to change the place or position of
2 : to cause (the bowels) to void
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

on the move

  1. Busily moving about, very active, as in A nurse is on the move all day long. [Mid-1800s] Also see on the go.

  2. Going from one place to another, traveling, as in Our troops are on the move again, or Ruth and Dick are always on the move, never staying put for more than a month or two. [Late 1700s]

  3. Making progress, advancing, as in Their technology is clearly on the move.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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