move : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: move	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for move
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
move n the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer" the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire" Synonym(s): move, relocation 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" Synonym(s): motion, movement, move, motility 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" Synonym(s): motion, movement, move (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game v 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" Synonym(s): travel, go, move, locomote Antonym(s): stay in place 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" Synonym(s): move, displace move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" Antonym(s): stand still change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another" Antonym(s): stay, stay put, stick, stick around 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" Synonym(s): go, proceed, move be in a state of action; "she is always moving" Synonym(s): be active, move Antonym(s): rest go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" 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" Synonym(s): act, move Antonym(s): forbear, refrain have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" Synonym(s): affect, impress, move, strike give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" Synonym(s): motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all" dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers" progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" Synonym(s): move, go, run live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only" have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?" Synonym(s): move, go propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting Synonym(s): move, make a motion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Move \Move\, n. 1. The act of moving; a movement. 2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) The act of moving one of the pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of the game. 3. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose. {To make a move}. (a) To take some action. (b) To move a piece, as in a game. {To be on the move}, to bustle or stir about. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Move \Move\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Moving}.] [OE. moven, OF. moveir, F. mouvoir, L. movere; cf. Gr. [?] to change, exchange, go in or out, quit, Skr. m[c6]v, p. p. m[umac]ta, to move, push. Cf. {Emotion}, {Mew} to molt, {Mob}, {Mutable}, {Mutiny}.] 1. 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; to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a vessel; the horse moves a carriage. 2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Move \Move\, v. i. 1. To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly. The foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. --Ps. xviii. 7. On the green bank I sat and listened long, . . . Nor till her lay was ended could I move. --Dryden. 2. To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter. 3. To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another. 4. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.