Move word meaning and definition

[noun] the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
[noun] (games) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other permitted action
[noun] the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire"
[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"
[noun] a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
[verb] be in a state of action; "she is always moving"
[verb] go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
[verb] progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
[verb] propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
[verb] have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
[verb] give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
[verb] have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
[verb] arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"
[verb] move so as to change position, as of a body part (nontranslational motion); "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
[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"
[verb] cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
[verb] change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"
[verb] dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers"
[verb] perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
[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"
[verb] live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only"

\Move\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Moving}.] [OE. moven, OF. moveir, F. mouvoir, L. movere; cf. Gr. ? to change, exchange, go in or out, quit, Skr. m[=i]v, p. p. m[=u]ta, to move, push. Cf. {Emotion}, {Mew} to molt, {Mob}, {Mutable}, {Mutiny}.] 1. 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; to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a vessel; the horse moves a carriage. 2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king. 3. To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence. Minds desirous of revenge were not moved with gold. --Knolles. No female arts his mind could move. --Dryden. 4. To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion. --Shak. When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them. --Matt. ix. 36. [The use of images] in orations and poetry is to move pity or terror. --Felton. 5. To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to adjourn. Let me but move one question to your daughter. --Shak. They are to be blamed alike who move and who decline war upon particular respects. --Hayward. 6. To apply to, as for aid. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: To stir; agitate; trouble; affect; persuade; influence; actuate; impel; rouse; prompt; instigate; incite; induce; incline; propose; offer.
\Move\, v. i. 1. To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly. The foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. --Ps. xviii. 7. On the green bank I sat and listened long, . . . Nor till her lay was ended could I move. --Dryden. 2. To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter. 3. To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another. 4. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.
\Move\, n. 1. The act of moving; a movement. 2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) The act of moving one of the pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of the game. 3. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose. {To make a move}.
(a) To take some action.
(b) To move a piece, as in a game. {To be on the move}, to bustle or stir about. [Colloq.]

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