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MOVE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of deciding to do something

Example:

his first move was to hire a lawyer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("move" is a kind of...):

conclusion; decision; determination (the act of making up your mind about something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "move"):

demarche (a move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs)

maneuver; manoeuvre; tactical maneuver; tactical manoeuvre (a move made to gain a tactical end)

Derivation:

move (be in a state of action)

move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("move" is a kind of...):

play; turn ((game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession)

Domain category:

game (a contest with rules to determine a winner)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "move"):

chess move (the act of moving a chess piece)

Derivation:

move (have a turn; make one's move in a game)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The act of changing your residence or place of business

Example:

they say that three moves equal one fire

Synonyms:

move; relocation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("move" is a kind of...):

change (the action of changing something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "move"):

flit (a secret move (to avoid paying debts))

overspill (the relocation of people from overcrowded cities; they are accommodated in new houses or apartments in smaller towns)

Derivation:

move (change residence, affiliation, or place of employment)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The act of changing location from one place to another

Example:

his move put him directly in my path

Synonyms:

motion; move; movement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("move" is a kind of...):

change (the action of changing something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "move"):

approach; approaching; coming (the act of drawing spatially closer to something)

advance; advancement; forward motion; onward motion; procession; progress; progression (the act of moving forward (as toward a goal))

locomotion; travel (self-propelled movement)

lunge; lurch (the act of moving forward suddenly)

travel; traveling; travelling (the act of going from one place to another)

chase; following; pursual; pursuit (the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture)

ascending; ascension; ascent; rise (the act of changing location in an upward direction)

descent (the act of changing your location in a downward direction)

swing; swinging; vacillation (changing location by moving back and forth)

return (the act of going back to a prior location)

coast; glide; slide (the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it)

slippage (failing to hold or slipping out of place)

flow; stream (the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression)

crawl (a very slow movement)

hurrying; speed; speeding (changing location rapidly)

displacement; translation (the act of uniform movement)

shift; shifting (the act of moving from one place to another)

haste; hurry; rush; rushing (the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner)

maneuver; manoeuvre; play (a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill)

migration (the movement of persons from one country or locality to another)

Derivation:

move (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A change of position that does not entail a change of location

Example:

gastrointestinal motility

Synonyms:

motility; motion; move; movement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("move" is a kind of...):

change (the action of changing something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "move"):

abduction ((physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body)

adduction ((physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body)

agitation (the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously))

body English (a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction)

circumduction (a circular movement of a limb or eye)

disturbance (the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion)

fetal movement; foetal movement (motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy))

dart; flit (a sudden quick movement)

gesture (motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling)

headshake; headshaking (the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement)

inclination; inclining (the act of inclining; bending forward)

eversion; everting; inversion (the act of turning inside out)

inversion; upending (turning upside down; setting on end)

jerk; jerking; jolt; saccade (an abrupt spasmodic movement)

kick; kicking (a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics)

kneel; kneeling (supporting yourself on your knees)

lurch; pitch; pitching (abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance))

eye movement (the movement of the eyes)

opening (the act of opening something)

prostration (the act of assuming a prostrate position)

reach; reaching; stretch (the act of physically reaching or thrusting out)

reciprocation (alternating back-and-forth movement)

reclining (the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position)

retraction (the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back)

retroflection; retroflexion (the act of bending backward)

rotary motion; rotation (the act of rotating as if on an axis)

closing; shutting (the act of closing something)

sitting (the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position)

posing; sitting ((photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait))

snap (the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand)

squat; squatting (the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels)

sweep (a movement in an arc)

toss (an abrupt movement)

quiver; quivering; vibration (the act of vibrating)

wave (a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon)

flicker; flutter; waver (the act of moving back and forth)

standing (the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position)

span; straddle (the act of sitting or standing astride)

stroke (a single complete movement)

squirm; wiggle; wriggle (the act of wiggling)

eurhythmics; eurhythmy; eurythmics; eurythmy (the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding)

Derivation:

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be in a state of action

Example:

she is always moving

Synonyms:

be active; move

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "move"):

bestir; rouse (become active)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

mover ((parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion)

move (the act of deciding to do something)

motion (a state of change)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Go or proceed from one point to another

Example:

the debate moved from family values to the economy

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "move" is one way to...):

alter; change; vary (become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "move"):

step (move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation)

scroll (move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen)

lapse; pass; sink (pass into a specified state or condition)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Sense 3

Meaning:

Progress by being changed

Example:

run through your presentation before the meeting

Synonyms:

go; move; run

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "move" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 4

Meaning:

Propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

Synonyms:

make a motion; move

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "move" is one way to...):

advise; propose; suggest (make a proposal, declare a plan for something)

Verb group:

go; move (have a turn; make one's move in a game)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

Derivation:

mover ((parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Have a turn; make one's move in a game

Example:

Can I go now?

Synonyms:

go; move

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

"Move" entails doing...:

play (participate in games or sport)

Verb group:

make a motion; move (propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "move"):

bluff; bluff out (deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand)

stalemate (subject to a stalemate)

castle (move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king)

serve (put the ball into play)

open (make the opening move)

cast; draw (choose at random)

ruff; trump (play a trump)

maneuver; manoeuver; manoeuvre; operate (perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense)

check (decline to initiate betting)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue move

Derivation:

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

Sense 6

Meaning:

Give an incentive for action

Example:

This moved me to sacrifice my career

Synonyms:

actuate; incite; motivate; move; prompt; propel

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "move" is one way to...):

cause; do; make (give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally)

Verb group:

affect; impress; move; strike (have an emotional or cognitive impact upon)

move (arouse sympathy or compassion in)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

Sentence example:

They move him to write the letter

Sense 7

Meaning:

Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

Example:

her comments struck a sour note

Synonyms:

affect; impress; move; strike

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Cause:

experience; feel (undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind)

Verb group:

actuate; incite; motivate; move; prompt; propel (give an incentive for action)

come to; hit; strike (cause to experience suddenly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "move"):

infect (affect in a contagious way)

surprise (cause to be surprised)

impress; ingrain; instill (produce or try to produce a vivid impression of)

awaken (make aware)

engrave (impress or affect deeply)

strike dumb (render speechless, as by surprising or shocking)

zap (strike suddenly and with force)

jar (affect in a disagreeable way)

hit home; strike a chord; strike a note; strike home (refer to or be relevant or familiar to)

smite (affect suddenly with deep feeling)

cloud (make gloomy or depressed)

pierce (move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply)

impress (impress positively)

sweep away; sweep off (overwhelm emotionally)

disturb; trouble; upset (move deeply)

stir; touch (affect emotionally)

move (arouse sympathy or compassion in)

sadden (make unhappy)

alienate (make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

The bad news will move him

The good news will move her

The performance is likely to move Sue

Sense 8

Meaning:

Arouse sympathy or compassion in

Example:

Her fate moved us all

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "move" is one way to...):

affect; impress; move; strike (have an emotional or cognitive impact upon)

Verb group:

actuate; incite; motivate; move; prompt; propel (give an incentive for action)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sense 9

Meaning:

Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

Example:

He moved his hand slightly to the right

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "move"):

move involuntarily; move reflexively (move in an uncontrolled manner)

quicken (show signs of life)

stretch; stretch out (extend one's body or limbs)

click; flick; snap (cause to make a snapping sound)

bend; flex (bend a joint)

propagate; spread (become distributed or widespread)

reach; reach out (move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense)

potter; potter around; putter; putter around (move around aimlessly)

dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)

drop back (take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football)

hit the deck; hit the dirt (fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger)

gravitate (move due to the pull of gravitation)

fly (move quickly or suddenly)

ease up; give; give way; move over; yield (move in order to make room for someone for something)

cut to (move to another scene when filming)

lurch; pitch; shift (move abruptly)

jar; jolt (move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion)

duck (to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away)

bob (move up and down repeatedly)

wallow; welter (roll around)

squirm; twist; worm; wrestle; wriggle; writhe (to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling))

coggle; wobble (move unsteadily)

sashay; sidle (move sideways)

sidle (move unobtrusively or furtively)

sail; sweep (move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions)

brush; sweep (sweep across or over)

waggle; wamble (move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion)

chop (move suddenly)

reciprocate (alternate the direction of motion of)

move back and forth (move in one direction and then into the opposite direction)

nod (sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion)

beat; pulsate; quiver (move with or as if with a regular alternating motion)

beat; pound; thump (move rhythmically)

seesaw; teeter; totter (move unsteadily, with a rocking motion)

buck; hitch; jerk (jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched)

cant; cant over; pitch; slant; tilt (heel over)

careen; shift; tilt; wobble (move sideways or in an unsteady way)

boil; churn; moil; roil (be agitated)

slip; steal (move stealthily)

agitate; shake (move or cause to move back and forth)

vibrate (shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner)

jerk; twitch (move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions)

flip; twitch (toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air)

click; snap (move or strike with a noise)

agitate; budge; shift; stir (move very slightly)

arouse; stir (to begin moving)

dance (move in a graceful and rhythmical way)

stumble; trip (miss a step and fall or nearly fall)

falter; waver (move hesitatingly, as if about to give way)

flap; roll; undulate; wave (move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion)

mill; mill about; mill around (move about in a confused manner)

turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)

jump; start; startle (move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm)

mope; mope around (move around slowly and aimlessly)

bestride; climb on; get on; hop on; jump on; mount; mount up (get up on the back of)

climb (move with difficulty, by grasping)

strike out (make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body)

bound; jump; leap; spring (move forward by leaps and bounds)

bolt (move or jump suddenly)

get down (lower (one's body) as by kneeling)

assume; strike; take; take up (occupy or take on)

seesaw (move up and down as if on a seesaw)

exit; get out; go out; leave (move out of or depart from)

part; separate; split (go one's own way; move apart)

diverge (move or draw apart)

lean; list (cause to lean to the side)

tumble; whirl; whirl around (fly around)

close; come together (come together, as if in an embrace)

bustle; bustle about; hustle (move or cause to move energetically or busily)

fidget (move restlessly)

dawdle; linger (take one's time; proceed slowly)

cringe; flinch; funk; quail; recoil; shrink; squinch; wince (draw back, as with fear or pain)

hurl; hurtle; lunge; thrust (make a thrusting forward movement)

swoop (move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc)

flow; flux (move or progress freely as if in a stream)

course; feed; flow; run (move along, of liquids)

flurry (move in an agitated or confused manner)

streak (move quickly in a straight line)

heave (move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position)

crash (move with, or as if with, a crashing noise)

thunder (move fast, noisily, and heavily)

snap (move with a snapping sound)

beat; flap (move with a flapping motion)

fling (move in an abrupt or headlong manner)

hop (move quickly from one place to another)

turn (move around an axis or a center)

dodge (make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid)

dodge (move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course)

throw (move violently, energetically, or carelessly)

make way (get out of the way)

dance (skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways)

grab (make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand)

cut (move (one's fist))

close (change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact)

jump; jump off; leap (jump down from an elevated point)

slip (move easily)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

stand still (remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile)

Also:

move over (move in order to make room for someone for something)

Derivation:

motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)

Sense 10

Meaning:

Change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

Example:

news travelled fast

Synonyms:

go; locomote; move; travel

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Verb group:

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "move"):

circulate; go around; spread (become widely known and passed on)

carry (cover a certain distance or advance beyond)

ease (move gently or carefully)

whish (move with a whishing sound)

float (move lightly, as if suspended)

swap (move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science)

seek (go to or towards)

whine (move with a whining sound)

fly (be dispersed or disseminated)

ride (move like a floating object)

come (cover a certain distance)

ghost (move like a ghost)

betake oneself (displace oneself; go from one location to another)

overfly; pass over (fly over)

travel (undergo transportation as in a vehicle)

wend (direct one's course or way)

do (travel or traverse (a distance))

raft (travel by raft in water)

get about; get around (move around; move from place to place)

repair; resort (move, travel, or proceed toward some place)

cruise (travel at a moderate speed)

journey; travel (travel upon or across)

come; come up (move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody)

round (wind around; move along a circular course)

trundle (move heavily)

push (move strenuously and with effort)

travel purposefully (travel volitionally and in a certain direction with a certain goal)

swing (change direction with a swinging motion; turn)

cast; drift; ramble; range; roam; roll; rove; stray; swan; tramp; vagabond; wander (move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment)

take the air; walk (take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure)

meander; thread; wander; weave; wind (to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course)

forge; spirt; spurt (move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy)

crawl; creep (move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground)

scramble (to move hurriedly)

slide; slither (to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly)

roll; wheel (move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle)

glide (move smoothly and effortlessly)

bounce; jounce (move up and down repeatedly)

breeze (to proceed quickly and easily)

be adrift; blow; drift; float (be in motion due to some air or water current)

play (move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly)

float; swim (be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom)

swim (move as if gliding through water)

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

move around; turn (pass to the other side of)

circle (travel around something)

slice into; slice through (move through a body or an object with a slicing motion)

drift; err; stray (wander from a direct course or at random)

run (travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means)

step (shift or move by taking a step)

drive; motor (travel or be transported in a vehicle)

automobile (travel in an automobile)

ski (move along on skis)

fly; wing (travel through the air; be airborne)

steam; steamer (travel by means of steam power)

tram (travel by tram)

taxi (travel slowly)

ferry (travel by ferry)

caravan (travel in a caravan)

ride; sit (sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions)

prance (spring forward on the hind legs)

swim (travel through water)

arise; come up; go up; lift; move up; rise; uprise (move upward)

ascend; go up (travel up)

come down; descend; fall; go down (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way)

fall (descend in free fall under the influence of gravity)

crank; zigzag (travel along a zigzag path)

follow; travel along (travel along a certain course)

advance; go on; march on; move on; pass on; progress (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense)

draw back; move back; pull away; pull back; recede; retire; retreat; withdraw (pull back or move away or backward)

retrograde (move in a direction contrary to the usual one)

continue; go forward; proceed (move ahead; travel onward in time or space)

back (travel backward)

pan (make a sweeping movement)

follow (to travel behind, go after, come after)

lead; precede (move ahead (of others) in time or space)

follow; pursue (follow in or as if in pursuit)

return (go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before)

derail; jump (run off or leave the rails)

flock (move as a crowd or in a group)

accompany (go or travel along with)

billow (move with great difficulty)

circulate (move around freely from person to person or from place to place)

circle (move in a circular path above (someone or something))

angle (move or proceed at an angle)

pass (go across or through)

go by; go past; pass; pass by; surpass; travel by (move past)

hurry; speed; travel rapidly; zip (move very fast)

speed (travel at an excessive or illegal velocity)

zoom (move with a low humming noise)

drive (move by being propelled by a force)

belt along; bucket along; cannonball along; hasten; hie; hotfoot; pelt along; race; rush; rush along; speed; step on it (move hurridly)

shack; trail (move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly)

shuttle (travel back and forth between two points)

hiss; whoosh (move with a whooshing sound)

whisk (move quickly and nimbly)

career (move headlong at high speed)

circuit (make a circuit)

lance (move quickly, as if by cutting one's way)

go around; outflank (go around the flank of (an opposing army))

propagate (travel through the air)

draw (move or go steadily or gradually)

change; transfer (change from one vehicle or transportation line to another)

swash (make violent, noisy movements)

pace (go at a pace)

step; tread (put down or press the foot, place the foot)

step (move with one's feet in a specific manner)

hurtle (move with or as if with a rushing sound)

retreat (move away, as for privacy)

whistle (move with, or as with, a whistling sound)

island hop (travel from one island to the next)

plough; plow (move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil)

lurch (move slowly and unsteadily)

sift (move as if through a sieve)

fall (move in a specified direction)

drag (move slowly and as if with great effort)

run (move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way)

bang (move noisily)

precess (move in a gyrating fashion)

move around; travel (travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge)

ride (sit on and control a vehicle)

snowshoe (travel on snowshoes)

beetle (fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

The cars move down the avenue

Also:

move out (move out of one's old house or office)

move on (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense)

move back (pull back or move away or backward)

Derivation:

move; motion; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)

movement (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)

mover (someone who moves)

Sense 11

Meaning:

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; move

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Cause:

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Verb group:

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "move"):

mobilise; mobilize (cause to move around)

relocate (move or establish in a new location)

dislocate; luxate; slip; splay (move out of position)

translate (change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation)

place; post; send; station (assign to a station)

agitate; commove; disturb; raise up; shake up; stir up; vex (change the arrangement or position of)

channel; channelise; channelize; transfer; transmit; transport (send from one person or place to another)

funnel (move or pour through a funnel)

brandish; flourish; wave (move or swing back and forth)

draw; pull (cause to move by pulling)

carry; transport (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body)

tug (move by pulling hard)

disarrange (destroy the arrangement or order of)

lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)

engage; lock; mesh; operate (keep engaged)

impel; propel (cause to move forward with force)

launch; set in motion (get going; give impetus to)

roll; twine; wind; wrap (arrange or or coil around)

unroll; unwind; wind off (reverse the winding or twisting of)

force; squeeze; wedge (squeeze like a wedge into a tight space)

work (move into or onto)

disgorge; shed; spill (cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over)

slop; spill; splatter (cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container)

unseat (dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse)

disunite; divide; part; separate (force, take, or pull apart)

deracinate; extirpate; root out; uproot (pull up by or as if by the roots)

depress; press down (press down)

lift (take hold of something and move it to a different location)

flick; riffle; ruffle (twitch or flutter)

work (move in an agitated manner)

take back (move text to the previous line; in printing)

center; centre (move into the center)

pump (move up and down)

scan (move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image)

bump around; jar; shake up (shock physically)

dandle (move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees)

revolve; roll (cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis)

force; push (move with force)

rock; sway (cause to move back and forth)

fluctuate (cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern)

pulse (drive by or as if by pulsation)

dislodge; reposition; shift (change place or direction)

glide (cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly)

stir (move an implement through)

play (cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space)

bowl over; knock over; overturn; tip over; tump over; turn over; upset (cause to overturn from an upright or normal position)

send; ship; transport (transport commercially)

direct; send (cause to go somewhere)

transport (move something or somebody around; usually over long distances)

saltate (move by saltation)

bring down; get down; let down; lower; take down (move something or somebody to a lower position)

lift; raise (move upwards)

bring up; elevate; get up; lift; raise (raise from a lower to a higher position)

drop (let fall to the ground)

sink (cause to sink)

advance; bring forward (cause to move forward)

chase away; dispel; drive away; drive off; drive out; run off; turn back (force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings)

shift; transfer (move around)

displace (cause to move, usually with force or pressure)

crowd; herd (cause to herd, drive, or crowd together)

circulate (cause to move in a circuit or system)

circulate; distribute; pass around; pass on (cause to be distributed)

drive out; force out; rouse; rout out (force or drive out)

drive (cause someone or something to move by driving)

race; rush (cause to move fast or to rush or race)

whoosh; woosh (move with a sibilant sound)

pour (cause to run)

slip (cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion)

bring outside; exteriorize (bring outside the body for surgery, of organs)

upstage (move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience)

swing (move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting)

turn; turn over (cause to move around a center so as to show another side of)

turn (cause to move around or rotate)

turn (cause to move along an axis or into a new direction)

slide (move smoothly along a surface)

run (cause an animal to move fast)

whistle (move, send, or bring as if by whistling)

beat; flap (move with a thrashing motion)

singsong (move as if accompanied by a singsong)

hustle (cause to move furtively and hurriedly)

wash (move by or as if by water)

rake (move through with or as if with a rake)

blow (cause to move by means of an air current)

drag (use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu)

draw; pull (cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense)

lateralize (move or displace to one side so as to make lateral)

translate (subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body)

hit; strike (drive something violently into a location)

sling (move with a sling)

change hands; change owners (be transferred to another owner)

transfer (move from one place to another)

expel; kick out; throw out (force to leave or move out)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

They move the car down the avenue

Derivation:

mover (workman employed by a moving company)

mover (a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another)

movement (the act of changing the location of something)

movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)

moveable (capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another)

move (the act of changing location from one place to another)

movable ((of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand))

movable (capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another)

Sense 12

Meaning:

Change residence, affiliation, or place of employment

Example:

The basketball player moved from one team to another

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "move"):

relocate (become established in a new location)

move in (move into a new house or office)

move out (move out of one's old house or office)

evacuate (move out of an unsafe location into safety)

migrate; transmigrate (move from one country or region to another and settle there)

migrate (move periodically or seasonally)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue move

Antonym:

stay (stay put (in a certain place))

Derivation:

move (the act of changing your residence or place of business)

movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)

mover (someone who moves)

Sense 13

Meaning:

Dispose of by selling

Example:

The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "move" is one way to...):

sell (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 14

Meaning:

Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

Example:

The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel

Synonyms:

act; move

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "move"):

alternate; take turns (do something in turns)

end up; fetch up; finish; finish up; land up; wind up (finally be or do something)

festinate; hasten; hurry; look sharp; rush (act or move at high speed)

disturb; interrupt (destroy the peace or tranquility of)

react; respond (show a response or a reaction to something)

go ahead; plow ahead (proceed (with a plan of action))

aggress; attack (take the initiative and go on the offensive)

force (do forcibly; exert force)

create (pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity)

come forward; come out; come to the fore; step forward; step to the fore; step up (make oneself visible; take action)

pay back; repay; reward (act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions)

satisfice; satisfise (decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal)

maneuver; manoeuver; manoeuvre (act in order to achieve a certain goal)

dispatch (dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently)

evade (practice evasion)

race (to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others)

use (habitually do something or be in a certan state or place (use only in the past tense))

play it by ear (decide on one's actions as one goes along, depending on the situation)

play (act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome)

deal (take action with respect to (someone or something))

partner (act as a partner)

exert (make a great effort at a mental or physical task)

egotrip (act in a way that attracts attention)

reciprocate (act, feel, or give mutually or in return)

go; move; proceed (follow a procedure or take a course)

come close (nearly do something)

perform (perform a function)

dare; make bold; presume (take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission)

engage; prosecute; pursue (carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in)

act on (regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice)

interact (act together or towards others or with others)

oppose; react (act against or in opposition to)

take time by the forelock (act quickly and decisively; not let slip an opportunity)

coact (act together, as of organisms)

offer; volunteer (agree freely)

get around to (do something despite obstacles such as lack of time)

dally; flirt; play; toy (behave carelessly or indifferently)

approach; go about; set about (begin to deal with)

participate; take part (share in something)

misbehave; misconduct; misdemean (behave badly)

condescend; lower oneself; stoop (debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way)

acquit; bear; behave; carry; comport; conduct; deport (behave in a certain manner)

behave; comport (behave well or properly)

assay; attempt; essay; seek; try (make an effort or attempt)

court; romance; solicit; woo (make amorous advances towards)

court (engage in social activities leading to marriage)

dare (to be courageous enough to try or do something)

effect (act so as to bring into existence)

antagonise; antagonize; counteract (act in opposition to)

anticipate; counter; foresee; forestall (act in advance of; deal with ahead of time)

prosecute (conduct a prosecution in a court of law)

commit; perpetrate; pull (perform an act, usually with a negative connotation)

rampage (act violently, recklessly, or destructively)

contend; cope; deal; get by; grapple; make do; make out; manage (succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available)

condescend; deign; descend (do something that one considers to be below one's dignity)

condescend (behave in a patronizing and condescending manner)

take care (be careful, prudent, or watchful)

act superior; lord it over; put on airs; queen it over (act like the master of)

stampede (act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse)

make a point; make sure (make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally)

repeat; take over (do over)

surprise (come upon or take unawares)

sneak (put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner)

play (behave in a certain way)

take (carry out)

guard (take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence)

begin; start (begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object)

go off at half-cock; go off half-cocked (act prematurely or without reflection or too soon)

hold back; hold off; wait (wait before acting)

continue; go along; go on; keep; proceed (continue a certain state, condition, or activity)

do well; had best (act in one's own or everybody's best interest)

continue (continue after an interruption)

continue; persist in (do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

move (the act of deciding to do something)

Sense 15

Meaning:

Follow a procedure or take a course

Example:

Messages must go through diplomatic channels

Synonyms:

go; move; proceed

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "move" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "move"):

work (proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity)

embark; venture (proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers)

steamroll; steamroller (proceed with great force)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 16

Meaning:

Live one's life in a specified environment

Example:

she moves in certain circles only

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "move" is one way to...):

live (lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Credits

 Context examples: 

Your muscles and tendons move it.

(Ankle Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

Antimicrotubule agents interfere with microtubules (cellular structures that help move chromosomes during mitosis).

(Antimicrotubule agent, NCI Dictionary)

Others are near nursing homes, so a person can move easily if needs change.

(Assisted Living, Administration on Aging)

Electrons (negative particles) move around the nucleus.

(Atom, NCI Dictionary)

Balance problems can make you feel unsteady or as if you were moving, spinning, or floating.

(Balance Problems, NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)

Now, then! Move on, there, move on!

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I believe that it was an excuse to move me from my room.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

There were pathways for animals and plants to move along.

(Scientists return from expedition to lost continent of Zealandia, National Science Foundation)

This unusual object - for now designated A/2017 U1 - is less than a quarter-mile (400 meters) in diameter and is moving remarkably fast.

(Small Asteroid or Comet 'Visits' from Beyond the Solar System, NASA)

Activation of Wnt signaling inhibits GSK3, thereby preventing phosphorylation of b-catenin, which is then able to move to the nucleus.

(ALK Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)