1.  move(n = noun.act) - the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
Derived form verb move₆, verb move₈

2.  move(n = noun.act) relocation - the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire"
Derived form verb move₄

3.  move(n = noun.act) motility, motion, movement - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"; "movement is a sign of life"; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"
Derived form verb move₃

4.  move(n = noun.act) motion, movement - the act of changing location from one place to another; "his move put him directly in my path"; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"
Derived form verb move₁, verb move₂

5.  move(n = noun.act) - (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game;
Derived form verb move₁₅

1.  move(v = verb.motion) go, locomote, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "news travelled fast"; "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"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"
Derived form noun motion₆, noun move₄, noun movement₂, noun movement₃, noun mover₃
Sample sentences: The cars %s down the avenue

2.  move(v = verb.motion) displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
Derived form adjective movable₁, adjective movable₂, noun move₄, adjective moveable₁, noun movement₁₁, noun movement₂, noun mover₁, noun mover₄
Sample sentences: They %s the car down the avenue

3.  move(v = verb.motion) - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
Antonym: stand still
Derived form noun motion₃, noun move₃, noun movement₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

4.  move(v = verb.motion) - change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"
Antonym: stay
Derived form noun move₂, noun movement₂, noun mover₃
Sample sentences: Sam and Sue %s

5.  move(v = verb.social) go, proceed - follow a procedure or take a course; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "We should go farther in this matter"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s Adjective; Somebody ----s PP; Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Something is ----ing PP

6.  move(v = verb.body) be active - be in a state of action; "she is always moving"
Derived form noun motion₄, noun move₁, noun mover₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

7.  move(v = verb.change) - go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP

8.  move(v = verb.social) act - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"
Derived form noun move₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Something ----s

9.  move(v = verb.emotion) affect, impress, strike - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This behavior struck me as odd"; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"
Sample sentences: The bad news will %s him; The good news will %s her; The performance is likely to %s Sue

10.  move(v = verb.creation) actuate, incite, motivate, prompt, propel - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
Sample sentences: They %s him to write the letter

11.  move(v = verb.emotion) - arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody

12.  move(v = verb.possession) - dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

13.  move(v = verb.change) go, run - progress by being changed; "run through your presentation before the meeting"; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s PP; Something is ----ing PP

14.  move(v = verb.social) - live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s PP

15.  move(v = verb.competition) go - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
Derived form noun move₅
Sample sentences: Sam and Sue %s

16.  move(v = verb.communication) make a motion - propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting;
Derived form noun mover₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s on something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

1.  To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a vessel; the horse moves a carriage. [1913 Webster]

2.  To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another on a playing board, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king. [1913 Webster]

3.  To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence. [1913 Webster]

4.  To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion. Shak. [1913 Webster]

5.  To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to adjourn. [1913 Webster]

6.  To apply to, as for aid. Shak. [1913 Webster]

1.  To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly. [1913 Webster]

2.  To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter. [1913 Webster]

3.  To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another. [1913 Webster]

4.  To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game. [1913 Webster]

1.  The act of moving; a movement. [1913 Webster]

2.  The act of moving one of the pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of the game; also, the opportunity or obligation to so move a piece; one's turn; as, you can only borrow from the bank in Monopoly when it's your move. [1913 Webster]

3.  An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose. [1913 Webster]

move, v. & n.
--v.
1 intr. & tr. change one's position or posture, or cause to do this.
2 tr. & intr. put or keep in motion; rouse, stir.
3 a intr. make a move in a board-game. b tr. change the position of (a piece) in a board-game.
4 intr. (often foll. by about, away, etc.) go or pass from place to place.
5 intr. take action, esp. promptly (moved to reduce unemployment).
6 intr. make progress (the project is moving fast).
7 intr. a change one's place of residence. b (of a business etc.) change to new premises (also tr.: move house; move offices).
8 intr. (foll. by in) live or be socially active in (a specified place or group etc.) (moves in the best circles).
9 tr. affect (a person) with (usu. tender or sympathetic) emotion.
10 tr. a (foll. by in) stimulate (laughter, anger, etc., in a person). b (foll. by to) provoke (a person to laughter etc.).
11 tr. (foll. by to, or to + infin.) prompt or incline (a person to a feeling or action).
12 a tr. cause (the bowels) to be evacuated. b intr. (of the bowels) be evacuated.
13 tr. (often foll. by that + clause) propose in a meeting, deliberative assembly, etc.
14 intr. (foll. by for) make a formal request or application.
15 intr. (of merchandise) be sold.
--n.
1 the act or an instance of moving.
2 a change of house, business premises, etc.
3 a step taken to secure some action or effect; an initiative.
4 a the changing of the position of a piece in a board-game. b a player's turn to do this.

Idiom:
get a move on colloq.
1 hurry up.
2 make a start. make a move take action. move along (or on) change to a new position, esp. to avoid crowding, getting in the way, etc. move heaven and earth see HEAVEN.
move in
1 take possession of a new house.
2 get into a position of influence, interference, etc.
3 get into a position of readiness or proximity (for an offensive action etc.). move mountains see MOUNTAIN.
move out
1 leave one's home; change one's place of residence.
2 leave a position, job, etc. move over (or up) adjust one's position to make room for another. on the move 1 progressing.
2 moving about.

Etymology:
ME f. AF mover, OF moveir f. L movere mot-

VB  induce, move, draw, draw on, bring in its train, give an impulse, to, inspire, put up to, prompt, call up, attract, beckon, stimulate, spirit up, inspirit, rouse, arouse, animate, incite, foment, provoke, instigate, set on, actuate, act upon, work upon, operate upon, encourage, pat on the back, pat on the shoulder, clap on the back, clap on the shoulder, influence, weigh with, bias, sway, incline, dispose, predispose, turn the scale, inoculate, lead by the nose, have influence with, have influence over, have influence upon, exercise influence with, exercise influence over, exercise influence upon, go round, come round one, turn the head, magnetize, lobby, persuade, prevail with, prevail upon, overcome, carry, bring round to one's senses, bring to one's senses, draw over, win over, gain over, come over, talk over, procure, enlist, engage, invite, court, tempt, seduce, overpersuade, entice, allure, captivate, fascinate, bewitch, carry away, charm, conciliate, wheedle, coax, lure, inveigle, tantalize, cajole, tamper with, bribe, suborn, grease the palm, bait with a silver hook, gild the pill, make things pleasant, put a sop into the pan, throw a sop to, bait the hook, enforce, force, impel, propel, whip, lash, goad, spur, prick, urge, egg on, hound, hurry on, drag, exhort, advise, call upon, press, advocate, set an example, set the fashion, keep in countenance, be persuaded, yield to temptation, come round, concede, obey a call, follow advice, follow the bent, follow the dictates of, act on principle.

N  undertaking, compact, adventure, venture, engagement, enterprise, emprise, pilgrimage, matter in hand, move, first move, undertaking, on the anvil, Int, here goes!.

N  action, performance, doing perpetration, exercise, excitation, movement, operation, evolution, work, labor, praxis, execution, procedure, handicraft, business, agency, deed, act, overt act, stitch, touch, gest transaction, job, doings, dealings, proceeding, measure, step, maneuver, bout, passage, move, stroke, blow, coup, coup de main, coup d'etat, tour de force, feat, exploit, achievement, handiwork, workmanship, manufacture, stroke of policy, actor, doing, acting, in action, in harness, on duty, in operation, in the act, in the midst of, in the thick of, red-handed, in flagrante delicto, while one's hand is in, action is eloquence, actions speak louder than words, actum aiunt ne agas, awake, arise, or be forever fall'n, dii pia facta vident, faire sans dire, fare fac, fronte capillata post est occasio calva, our deeds are sometimes better than our thoughts, the great end of life is not knowledge but action, thought is the soul of act, vivre-ce nest pas respirer c'est agir, we live in deeds not years.

N  beginning, commencement, opening, outset, incipience, inception, inchoation, introduction, alpha, initial, inauguration, debut, le premier pas, embarcation, rising of the curtain, maiden speech, outbreak, onset, brunt, initiative, move, first move, narrow end of the wedge, thin end of the wedge, fresh start, new departure, origin, source, rise, bud, germ, egg, rudiment, genesis, primogenesis, birth, nativity, cradle, infancy, start, inception, creation, starting point, dawn, evolution, title-page, head, heading, van, caption, fatihah, entrance, entry, inlet, orifice, mouth, chops, lips, porch, portal, portico, propylon, door, gate, gateway, postern, wicket, threshold, vestibule, propylaeum, skirts, border, first stage, first blush, first glance, first impression, first sight, rudiments, elements, outlines, grammar, alphabet, ABC, beginning, initial, initiatory, initiative, inceptive, introductory, incipient, proemial, inaugural, inchoate, inchoative, embryonic, rudimental, primogenial, primeval, primitive, primordial, aboriginal, natal, nascent, first, foremost, leading, maiden, begun, just begun, at the beginning, in the beginning first, in the first place, imprimis, first and foremost, in limine, in the bud, in embryo, in its infancy, from the beginning, from its birth, ab initio, ab ovo, ab incunabilis, ab origine, let's get going!, let's get this show on the road!, up and at 'em!, aller Anfang ist schwer, dimidium facti qui coepit habet, omnium rerum principia parva sunt.

VB  offer, proffer, present, tender, bid, propose, move, make a motion, make advances, start, invite, hold out, place in one's way, put forward, hawk about, offer for sale, press, lay at one's feet, offer oneself, present oneself, volunteer, come forward, be a candidate, stand for, bid for, seek, be at one's service, go a begging, bribe.

VB  excite, affect, touch, move, impress, strike, interest, animate, inspire, impassion, smite, infect, stir the blood, fire the blood, warm the blood, set astir, wake, awake, awaken, call forth, evoke, provoke, raise up, summon up, call up, wake up, blow up, get up, light up, raise, get up the steam, rouse, arouse, stir, fire, kindle, enkindle, apply the torch, set on fire, inflame, stimulate, exsuscitate, inspirit, spirit up, stir up, work up, pique, infuse life into, give new life to, bring new blood, introduce new blood, quicken, sharpen, whet, work upon, hurry on, give a fillip, put on one's mettle, fan the fire, fan the flame, blow the coals, stir the embers, fan into a flame, foster, heat, warm, foment, raise to a fever heat, keep up, keep the pot boiling, revive, rekindle, rake up, rip up, stir the feelings, play on the feelings, come home to the feelings, touch a string, touch a chord, touch the soul, touch the heart, go to one's heart, penetrate, pierce, go through one, touch to the quick, possess the soul, pervade the soul, penetrate the soul, imbrue the soul, absorb the soul, affect the soul, disturb the soul, absorb, rivet the attention, sink into the mind, sink into the heart, prey on the mind, distract, intoxicate, overwhelm, overpower, bouleverser, upset, turn one's head, fascinate, enrapture, agitate, perturb, ruffle, fluster, shake, disturb, startle, shock, stagger, give one a shock, give one a turn, strike all of a heap, stun, astound, electrify, galvanize, petrify, irritate, sting, cut to the heart, cut to the quick, try one's temper, fool to the top of one's bent, pique, infuriate, madden, make one's blood boil, lash into fury, be excited, flush up, flare up, catch the infection, thrill, mantle, work oneself up, seethe, boil, simmer, foam, fume, flame, rage, rave, run mad.

VB  create, move, uphold, preserve, govern, atone, redeem, save, propitiate, mediate, predestinate, elect, call, ordain, bless, justify, sanctify, glorify Adj, almighty, holy, hallowed, sacred, divine, heavenly, celestial, sacrosanct, all-knowing, all-seeing, all-wise, omniscient, superhuman, supernatural, ghostly, spiritual, hyperphysical, unearthly, theistic, theocratic, anointed, soterial.

N  motion, movement, move, going, unrest, stream, flow, flux, run, course, stir, evolution, kinematics, telekinesis, step, rate, pace, tread, stride, gait, port, footfall, cadence, carriage, velocity, angular velocity, clip, progress, locomotion, journey, voyage, transit, restlessness, mobility, movableness, motive power, laws of motion, mobilization, moving, in motion, transitional, motory, motive, shifting, movable, mobile, mercurial, unquiet, restless, nomadic, erratic, under way, on the move, on the wing, on the tramp, on the march, eppur si muove, es bildet ein Talent sich in der Stille, sich ein Charakter in dem Strom der Welt.

VB  be in motion, move, go, hie, gang, budge, stir, pass, flit, hover about, hover round, hover about, shift, slide, glide, roll, roll on, flow, stream, run, drift, sweep along, wander, walk, change one's place, shift one's place, change one's quarters, shift one's quarters, dodge, keep going, keep moving, put in motion, set in motion, move, impel, propel, render movable, mobilize, be in motion, move, go, hie, gang, budge, stir, pass, flit, hover about, hover round, hover about, shift, slide, glide, roll, roll on, flow, stream, run, drift, sweep along, wander, walk, change one's place, shift one's place, change one's quarters, shift one's quarters, dodge, keep going, keep moving, put in motion, set in motion, move, impel, propel, render movable, mobilize.

VB  suppose, conjecture, surmise, suspect, guess, divine, theorize, presume, presurmise, presuppose, assume, fancy, wis, take it, give a guess, speculate, believe, dare say, take it into one's head, take for granted, imagine, put forth, propound, propose, start, put a case, submit, move, make a motion, hazard out, throw out a suggestion, put forward a suggestion, put forward conjecture, allude to, suggest, hint, put it into one's head, suggest itself, run in the head, marvel if, wonder if, wonder whether.