Move Meaning
There are 21 meaning(s) for word Move
Meaning 1 : give an incentive for action
Example : This moved me to sacrifice my career
Synonyms : actuate, incite, motivate, prompt, propel
Example : This moved me to sacrifice my career
Synonyms : actuate, incite, motivate, prompt, propel
Meaning 2 : be in a state of action
Synonyms : be active
Synonyms : be active
Meaning 3 : change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Example : The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell
Synonyms : go, locomote, travel
Example : The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell
Synonyms : go, locomote, travel
Meaning 4 : the act of changing location from one place to another
Example : the movement of people from the farms to the cities,his move put him directly in my path
Synonyms : motion, movement
Example : the movement of people from the farms to the cities,his move put him directly in my path
Synonyms : motion, movement
Meaning 5 : cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Example : The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms : displace
Example : The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms : displace
Meaning 6 : perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Example : We must move quickly
Synonyms : act
Example : We must move quickly
Synonyms : act
Meaning 7 : the act of changing your residence or place of business
Example : they say that three moves equal one fire
Synonyms : relocation
Example : they say that three moves equal one fire
Synonyms : relocation
Meaning 11 : a change of position that does not entail a change of location
Example : movement is a sign of life,an impatient move of his hand
Synonyms : motility, motion, movement
Example : movement is a sign of life,an impatient move of his hand
Synonyms : motility, motion, movement
Meaning 13 : propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
Synonyms : make a motion
Synonyms : make a motion
Meaning 14 : arouse sympathy or compassion in
Example : Her fate moved us all
Example : Her fate moved us all
Meaning 15 : change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
Example : We moved from Idaho to Nebraska,The basketball player moved from one team to another
Example : We moved from Idaho to Nebraska,The basketball player moved from one team to another
Meaning 16 : dispose of by selling
Example : The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers
Example : The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers
Meaning 17 : (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
Meaning 18 : go or proceed from one point to another
Example : the debate moved from family values to the economy
Example : the debate moved from family values to the economy
Meaning 19 : live one's life in a specified environment
Example : she moves in certain circles only
Example : she moves in certain circles only
Meaning 20 : move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Example : He moved his hand slightly to the right
Example : He moved his hand slightly to the right
Meaning 21 : the act of deciding to do something
Example : he didn't make a move to help,his first move was to hire a lawyer
Example : he didn't make a move to help,his first move was to hire a lawyer
Move Antonyms
- stay
- stand still
How to Pronounce Move
- muv
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