Sekirov Dictionary

move

/muːv/

verb16

  1. to change place or position in any way
  2. To transport (an item) as part of changing residences.
  3. 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
  4. To transfer (a piece) from one space or position on the board to another.
  5. To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place; similarly to change the location of another establishment such as a business. See also move out and move in.
  6. To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).
  7. To act; to take action; to begin to act
  8. To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
  9. To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit
  10. To request an action from the court.
  11. To sell or market (especially physical inventory or illicit drugs).
  12. To transfer the value of one object in memory to another efficiently (i.e., without copying it in entirety).
  13. (no longer used) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
  14. (no longer used) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).
  15. (no longer used) To apply to, as for aid.
  16. (no longer used) To bow or salute upon meeting.

noun9

  1. The act of moving; a movement.
  2. The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.
  3. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
  4. A change in strategy.
  5. A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
  6. The event of changing one's residence.
  7. A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
  8. [usually plural] A round, in which each player has a turn.
  9. Within the Minimalist Program, a fundamental operation of syntactic construction
forms

moved · movedst · moving · moves · moveth · movest

Phrases with move

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