make a move
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make a move
verb makes a move · making a move · made a move · make moves
- To take action.
- To depart from a place; to set off. He swallowed hard on his tea. —Well, ah must be making a move. Thanks again.
- To initiate a conversation or perform an action intended to engage the willing attention of a person in whom one has a romantic or sexual interest; to approach someone of romantic or sexual appeal in hopes of escalating to a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship. [T]he video how-to site Howcast . . . breaks from its more staid counterparts, such as Expert Village and eHow, by injecting a necessary dose of humor. Come here to learn "how to make a move on a girl while watching a movie on a couch".
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, move.
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verb perform an action to attract someone's attention
| 한국어 | 꼬시다 kkosida, 추파(秋波)를 던지다 chupa-reul deonjida, 작업 걸다 jageop geolda |
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Talk about this word "make a move." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/make%20a%20move. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. make a move. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/make%20a%20move "make a move." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/make%20a%20move.
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@misc{make_a_move_2026,
title = {make a move},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/make%20a%20move},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
