move
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(verb) go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" |
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Related Words: alter, change, lapse, pass, scroll, sink, vary |
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(noun) 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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Related Words: conclusion, decision, demarche, determination, maneuver, maneuvering, manoeuvering, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuver |
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(noun) (games) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other permitted action |
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Related Words: chess move, play, turn |
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(noun) the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire" |
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Related Words: change, flit |
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(verb) progress by being changed: "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" |
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Synonyms: go, run |
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Related Words: change |
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(verb) propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting |
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Synonyms: make a motion |
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Related Words: advise, propose, suggest |
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(verb) have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?" |
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Synonyms: go |
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Related Words: bluff, bluff out, cast, castle, check, draw, maneuver, manoeuvre, open, operate, ruff, serve, stalemate, trump |
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(verb) arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all" |
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Related Words: affect, impress, move, strike |
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(verb) move so as to change position, as of a body part (nontranslational motion): "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
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Related Words: agitate, arouse, assume, beat, bestride, bob, boil, bolt, bound, brush, buck, budge, bustle, bustle about, cant, cant over, careen, chop, churn, click, climb, climb on, close, coggle, collect, come together, congregate, course, crash, cringe, cut, cut to, dance, dawdle, descend, displace, diverge, dodge, drop back, duck, ease up, exit, falter, fidget, flap, flick, flinch, fling, flip, flow, flurry, fly, funk, gather, get down, get on, get out, give, give way, go out, grab, gravitate, heave, hit the deck, hit the dirt, hitch, hop, hop on, hurl, hurtle, hustle, jar, jerk, jolt, jostle, jump, jump on, kick, leap, leave, linger, lunge, lurch, make way, mill, mill about, mill around, moil, mope, mope around, mount, mount up, move back and forth, move involuntarily, move over, move reflexively, nod, part, pitch, potter, potter around, pound, putter, putter around, quail, quicken, reach, reach out, recoil, reel, roil, run, sail, sashay, seesaw, separate, shake, shift, shrink, sidle, skirl, slant, slip, snap, split, spread, spring, squinch, squirm, start, startle, steal, stir, stoop, streak, stretch, stretch out, stumble, sway, sweep, swish, swoop, take, take up, teeter, throw, thrust, thump, thunder, tilt, totter, trip, trip the light fantastic, tumble, turn, twist, twitch, undulate, vibrate, waggle, wallow, wamble, wave, waver, welter, whirl, whirl around, wince, wobble, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe, yield |
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Antonyms: stand still |
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(verb) cause to move; "Move those boxes into the corner, please" |
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Synonyms: displace |
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Related Words: advance, agitate, base, beat, blow, boot out, bowl over, brandish, bring down, bring forward, bring outside, bring up, bump around, carry, center, centre, change hands, channel, channelize, chase away, chuck out, circulate, commove, crowd, dandle, depress, deracinate, direct, disarrange, disgorge, dislocate, dislodge, dispel, displace, distribute, disturb, disunite, divide, drag, draw, drive, drive away, drive off, drive out, drop, eject, elevate, engage, exclude, expel, exteriorize, extirpate, flap, flick, flourish, force, force out, funnel, get down, get up, glide, herd, hustle, impel, jar, kick out, knock over, launch, lay, let down, lift, lock, lower, mesh, mobilize, operate, overturn, part, pass around, pass on, place, play, pose, position, post, pour, press down, propel, pull, pull up, pulse, pump, push, put, race, raise, raise up, rake, reposition, riffle, roll, root out, rouse, rout out, ruffle, run, run off, rush, scan, send, separate, set, set in motion, shake up, shed, shift, ship, singsong, sink, slide, slip, slop, spill, splatter, splay, squeeze, station, stir, stir up, swing, take back, take down, throw out, tip over, transfer, translate, transmit, transport, tug, turf out, turn, turn back, turn out, turn over, unroll, unseat, unwind, uproot, upset, upstage, wash, wave, wedge, whistle, whoosh, wind, wind off, work, wrap |
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(verb) change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another" |
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Related Words: evacuate, migrate, move in, move out |
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Antonyms: stay |
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(verb) dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers" |
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Related Words: sell |
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(verb) live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only" |
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Related Words: live |
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(verb) be in a state of action; "she is always moving" |
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Synonyms: be active |
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Related Words: bestir, rouse |
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(verb) perform an action; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly" |
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Synonyms: act |
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Related Words: acquit, act on, act superior, aggress, alternate, antagonise, antagonize, anticipate, approach, assay, attack, attempt, bear, behave, carry, carry out, coact, come close, come forward, come out, come to the fore, commit, comport, condescend, conduct, contend, continue, cope, counter, counteract, court, create, dally, dare, deal, deign, deport, descend, disturb, do well, effect, egotrip, end up, engage, essay, exert, finish, flirt, follow through, force, foresee, forestall, get around to, get by, go, go about, go ahead, go along, go on, go through, grapple, guard, had best, hasten, hold back, hold off, hurry, interact, interrupt, keep, keep on, look sharp, lord it over, lower oneself, make a point, make bold, make do, make out, make sure, manage, misbehave, misdemean, move, offer, oppose, participate, partner, pay back, perform, perpetrate, persist in, play, play out, plow ahead, presume to, proceed, prosecute, pull, pursue, put on airs, queen it over, rampage, react, reciprocate, repay, repeat, respond, reward, romance, rush, seek, set about, sneak, solicit, stampede, step forward, step to the fore, step up, stoop, surprise, take, take care, take over, take part, take time by the forelock, take turns, toy, try, volunteer, wait, wind up, woo |
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(noun) the act of changing your 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" |
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Synonyms: motion, movement |
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Related Words: abduction, adduction, advance, advancement, approach, approaching, ascending, ascension, ascent, change, chase, coming, crawl, descent, displacement, flow, following, forward motion, glide, haste, hastening, hurry, hurrying, locomotion, lunge, lurch, maneuver, manoeuvre, onward motion, play, progress, progression, pursuit, return, rise, rush, rushing, shift, shifting, slide, speed, speeding, stream, swing, swinging, translation, travel, traveling, travelling |
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(noun) a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex movements of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; |
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Synonyms: motion, movement |
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Related Words: agitation, body English, change, circumduction, closing, disturbance, eversion, everting, flicker, flutter, gesture, headshake, headshaking, inclination, inclining, inversion, jerk, jerking, jolt, kick, kicking, kneel, kneeling, lurch, opening, pitch, pitching, posing, prostration, quiver, quivering, reach, reaching, reciprocation, reclining, retroflection, retroflexion, rotation, shutting, sitting, span, squat, squatting, squirm, standing, straddle, stretch, stroke, sweep, turn, twist, upending, vibration, wave, waver, wiggle, wriggle |
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(verb) give an incentive; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" |
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Synonyms: incite, motivate, prompt, propel |
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Related Words: cause, do, make |
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(verb) have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This struck me as odd" |
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Synonyms: affect, impress, strike |
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Related Words: cloud, disturb, hit home, impress, ingrain, instill, move, pierce, sad, sadden, smite, stir, strike a chord, strike home, sweep away, sweep off, touch, trouble, upset |
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(verb) change location; move, travel, or proceed; "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" |
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Synonyms: go, locomote, travel |
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Related Words: accompany, advance, angle, arise, ascend, automobile, back, bang, be adrift, belt along, betake oneself, billow, blow, bounce, breeze, bucket along, cannonball along, career, carry, cast, change, circle, circuit, circulate, come, come back, come down, come up, continue, crank, crawl, creep, cruise, derail, descend, do, drag, draw, draw back, drift, drive, ease, err, fall, ferry, float, flock, fly, follow, forge, get about, get around, get back, ghost, glide, go across, go around, go back, go by, go down, go forward, go on, go past, go through, go to, go up, hasten, hie, hiss, hotfoot, hurry, hurtle, island hop, jounce, journey, jump, lance, lead, lift, lurch, march on, meander, motor, move around, move back, move on, move up, navigate, outflank, overfly, pace, pan, pass, pass by, pass on, pass over, pelt along, play, plough, plow, precede, precess, proceed, progress, propagate, pull, pull away, pull back, pursue, race, raft, ramble, range, recede, repair to, resort to, retire, retreat, retrograde, return, ride, rip, rise, roam, roll, round, rove, run, run off the rails, rush, rush along, scramble, seek, shack, shuttle, sift, sit, ski, slice into, slice through, slide, slither, speed, spirt, spread, spurt, stagger, steam, step, stray, surpass, swan, swash, swim, swing, taxi, tear, thread, tool, trail, transfer, travel, travel along, travel by, travel purposefully, travel rapidly, tread, trudge, trundle, turn, vagabond, waft, walk, wander, wash, weave, wend, wheel, whine, whish, whisk, whistle, whoosh, wind, wing, withdraw, zigzag, zip, zoom |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: go, proceed |
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Related Words: act, appeal, embark, move, steamroller, venture, work |
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