move

[[t]muv[/t]]

v. moved, mov•ing, n.

1) to pass from one place or position to another

2) to change one's place of residence or business

3) to advance or progress

4) to have a regular motion, as an implement or a machine; turn; revolve

5) to sell or be sold:

That new model is moving well[/ex]

6) to start off or leave

7) chs to transfer a piece in a game, as chess

8) phl (of the bowels) to discharge the feces; evacuate

9) to be active in a particular sphere:

to move in society[/ex]

10) to take action; proceed

11) to make a formal request, application, or proposal

12) to change from one place or position to another

13) to set or keep in motion

14) to prompt, actuate, or impel to some action

15) to arouse or excite the feelings or passions of (usu. fol. by to):

to move him to anger[/ex]

16) to affect with compassionate emotion; touch

17) to dispose of (goods) by sale

18) phl to cause (the bowels) to evacuate

19) to propose formally, as to a court or judge, or for consideration by a deliberative assembly

20) to submit a formal request or proposal to (a court, a sovereign, etc.)

21) phv move in, to begin to occupy a residence or workplace, esp. by installing one's possessions.

22) phv inf

phv+inf move in on, to make aggressive advances toward, as to exploit, plunder, or possess.

23) phv move over, to shift to a nearby place, as to make room for another.

24) cvb phv move up, to advance to a higher level

25) an act or instance of moving; movement

26) a change of location or residence

27) an action toward an objective or goal; step

28) chs (in chess, checkers, etc.) a player's turn to make a play

29) cvb a play or maneuver, as in a game or sport

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- get a move on on the move

Etymology: 1200–50; ME moven < AF mover « L movēre