move

verb moves · moving · moved · move

1. intransitive To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another. A ship moves rapidly.

   Similar: shift, stir, adjust, disrupt, disturb, move, place, position, put, relocate, reposition, set

2. intransitive To act; to take action; to begin to act to move in a matter

   Similar: get moving, stir, take action

3. intransitive To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place; similarly to change the location of another establishment such as a business. See also move out and move in. I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.

   Similar: flit, move house, remove, shift

4. transitive To transport (an item) as part of changing residences. Before my lease ended, I gave away my old sofa because I didn't want to move it.
5. ergative, transitive 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 The waves moved the boat up and down.

   Similar: drive, impel, propel, stir

6. transitive To transfer (a piece) from one space or position on the board to another. She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.
7. transitive To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence. This song moves me to dance.

   Similar: entice, induce, inveigle, persuade, sway

8. transitive To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion). That book really moved me.

   Similar: affect, excite, touch, trouble

9. intransitive, transitive To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.
10. obsolete, transitive To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).

    Similar: bring up, mention, move, reference, toss up, touch, touch on

11. obsolete, transitive To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to. "Sir," seyde Sir Boys, "ye nede nat to meve me of such maters, for well ye wote I woll do what I may to please you."

    Similar: motivate, provoke, abet, actuate, goose, fuel, light a fire under, send, sting, bring about, cheer, draw

12. obsolete, transitive To apply to, as for aid. To me she speaks; she moves me for her them
13. intransitive, transitive To request an action from the court. An attorney moved the court to issue a restraining order.
14. intransitive, obsolete To bow or salute upon meeting.
15. transitive To sell or market (especially physical inventory or illicit drugs). This business will fail if it can't move the inventory quickly.
16. transitive To transfer the value of one object in memory to another efficiently (i.e., without copying it in entirety). We didn’t really want a copy; we just wanted to get the result out of a function: we wanted to move a Vector rather than to copy it.

Similar: budge, interchange, move, rearrange, redistribute, relocate, shift, stir, transfer, travel

noun moves · meve · mieve · mooue · moove

1. The act of moving; a movement. A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.
2. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose. He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.
3. A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc. She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.
4. The event of changing one's residence. The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.

   Similar: removal, relocation

5. A change in strategy. I am worried about our boss's move.
6. A transfer, a change from one employer to another. Robin van Persie squandered United's best chance late on but otherwise it was a relatively comfortable afternoon for Liverpool's new goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, who has yet to concede a Premier League goal since his £9m summer move from Sunderland.
7. The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game. The best move of the game was when he sacrificed his rook in order to gain better possession.

   Similar: play

8. plural normally A round, in which each player has a turn. You can win in three moves if you do that.
9. Within the Minimalist Program, a fundamental operation of syntactic construction