move

1. verb

1)

she moved to the door | don't move!

Syn:

go, walk, step, proceed, progress, advance, budge, stir, shift, change position

2)

he moved the chair closer to the fire

Syn:

carry, transfer, shift, push, pull, lift, slide

3)

things were moving too fast

Syn:

go, progress, advance, develop, evolve, change, happen

4)

he urged the council to move quickly

Syn:

act, take steps, do something, take measures; informal get moving

5)

she's moved to Cambridge

Syn:

relocate, move house, move away/out, change address, go (away), decamp

6)

I was deeply moved by the story

Syn:

affect, touch, impress, shake, upset, disturb

7)

she was moved to find out more about it

Syn:

inspire, prompt, stimulate, motivate, provoke, influence, rouse, induce, incite

8)

I move that we adjourn

Syn:

propose, submit, suggest, advocate, recommend, urge

2. noun

1)

his eyes followed her every move

Syn:

movement, motion, action, gesture

2)

his recent move to London

Syn:

relocation, change of house/address, transfer, posting

3)

the latest move in the war against drugs

Syn:

initiative, step, action, measure, manoeuvre, tactic, stratagem

4)

it's your move

Syn:

turn, go; Scottish shot