what does move mean?
MOVE as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of deciding to do something
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- he didn”t make a move to help
- his first move was to hire a lawyer
Hypernyms(s) move is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (game) a player’’s turn to move a piece or take some other permitted action
Hypernyms(s) move is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the act of changing your residence or place of business
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- they say that three moves equal one fire
Hypernyms(s) move is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the act of changing location from one place to another
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) move is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a change of position that does not entail a change of location
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- the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise
- movement is a sign of life
- an impatient move of his hand
- gastrointestinal motility
Hypernyms(s) move is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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MOVE as VERB
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- go or proceed from one point to another
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- the debate moved from family values to the economy
Hypernyms(s) move is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- progress by being changed
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- The speech has to go through several more drafts
- run through your presentation before the meeting
Hypernyms(s) move is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- propose formally
- in a debate or parliamentary meeting
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Hypernyms(s) move is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- have a turn
- make one’’s move in a game
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- Meaning
- give an incentive for action
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- This moved me to sacrifice my career
Hypernyms(s) move is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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- This child impressed me as unusually mature
- This behavior struck me as odd
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- arouse sympathy or compassion in
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Hypernyms(s) move is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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- He moved his hand slightly to the right
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- change location
- move, travel, or proceed
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- 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 ni
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- Meaning
- cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
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- Move those boxes into the corner, please
- I”m moving my money to another bank
- The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
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- change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
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- We moved from Idaho to Nebraska
- The basketball player moved from one team to another
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Usage Example(s)
- The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers
Hypernyms(s) move is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
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- 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
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- Meaning
- follow a procedure or take a course
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) move is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- live one’’s life in a specified environment
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- she moves in certain circles only
Hypernyms(s) move is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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