move

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The results is that diseases and bee pests move too.

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Quick take

the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of move gathered in one view.

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

the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire"

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"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for move.

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

the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire"

noun

the act of changing 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

(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game

verb

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "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"; "news travelled fast"

verb

cause to move or shift into a new position or place, 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

move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

verb

change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"

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

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

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

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

verb

give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

See also: motivate, actuate, propel, prompt, incite

verb

arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"

verb

dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers"

verb

progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

verb

live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only"

verb

have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

verb

propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

Example sentences

The results is that diseases and bee pests move too.

The world moved on, and Microsoft didn't move with it.

This is a really good move, and if they end up picking Mike Abrash I'll be unsurprised.

I think it's a brilliant move that shows Google thinking ahead and beyond what Dropbox is doing.

Some dick will screw up a project, and then when the team gets laid off, happily move to another one to fuck that up too.

Simple coding tests largely filter these people out so if you're offended by such simple tests, just do it and move on.

Impressive move by Spark, who have now put other VCs in the awkward position of explaining why they don't do the same.

At best, it'll help you move forward as a company without having these sorts of problems lurking about in the shadows.

In the 60's the Swiss freaked out because the Japanese started producing cheap, disposable watch movements.

It depresses me so much, that I want to throw away the whole box or move out of the house!Don't mean to be harsh on Cap Watkins, I'm just tired of reading this kind of posts.

This falls under the umbrella of cultural fit, which is of course important, but don't mistake that for engineering skill.- I think we can all agree that "logic" puzzles like "how would you move Mount Fuji?

When Microsoft decided that the average consumer understood what a smartphone was for and no longer needed the physical cues, they were wrong and fools -- but when Ive decides it, its because its time to move to mature and modern?Here's the thing, though: I think iOS 7, on the whole, looks worse than iOS 6.