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US
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[ UK /mˈuːv/ ]
[ UK /mˈuːv/ ]
NOUN
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the act of deciding to do something
he didn't make a move to help
his first move was to hire a lawyer -
the act of changing your residence or place of business
they say that three moves equal one fire -
the act of changing location from one place to another
his move put him directly in my path
the movement of people from the farms to the cities
police controlled the motion of the crowd - (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
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a change of position that does not entail a change of location
gastrointestinal motility
an impatient move of his hand
the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise
movement is a sign of life
VERB
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change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect
news travelled fast
The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell
We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus
How fast does your new car go? -
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
The basketball player moved from one team to another
We moved from Idaho to Nebraska -
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
He moved his hand slightly to the right -
follow a procedure or take a course
go about the world in a certain manner
Messages must go through diplomatic channels
We should go farther in this matter
She went through a lot of trouble -
go or proceed from one point to another
the debate moved from family values to the economy -
dispose of by selling
The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers -
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
think before you act
The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel
We must move quickly
The governor should act on the new energy bill -
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
The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
I'm moving my money to another bank -
live one's life in a specified environment
she moves in certain circles only -
be in a state of action
she is always moving -
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
This child impressed me as unusually mature
This behavior struck me as odd
her comments struck a sour note
he was dumb-struck by the news -
have a turn; make one's move in a game
Can I go now? -
arouse sympathy or compassion in
Her fate moved us all -
progress by being changed
run through your presentation before the meeting
The speech has to go through several more drafts - propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
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give an incentive for action
This moved me to sacrifice my career
How To Use move In A Sentence
- That gave us the time to move arbalests and mangonels into position along the walls.
- Rose of Sharon braced her body against the movements of the car in an effort to protect her fetus.
- To avoid leaving the center posts in the permanent work, two rows of temporary posts were placed, as shown by Fig. 1, Plate LX, the center wall and skewback were built, and the posts were removed, as shown by Fig. 2, Plate LX, before placing the remainder of the lining. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Cross-Town Tunnels. Paper No. 1158
- We've moved from imagining a little homunculus lurking in the sperm to one hiding in the genome.
- They'd moved to their cottage a few years ago and ran an electrical business in Didcot.
- It will probably work out cheaper to hire a van and move your own things.
- The affair isn't the thing that makes me believe he needs to be removed from office – it's the monumental lack of judgment he displayed in abandoning his states and his duties as governor. Sanford should stay, two top South Carolina papers say
- So, she ran round and round the scaffold with the executioner striking at her, and her grey hair bedabbled with blood; and even when they held her down upon the block she moved her head about to the last, resolved to be no party to her own barbarous murder. A Child's History of England
- The job of ministers is to abolish and remove these obstacles to good teaching. Times, Sunday Times
- I felt that weird shifting movement and a feathery light object grazed my bare skin.
