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move

noun
  1. the act of deciding to do something
    “They didn't make a move to help.”
  2. (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
  3. the act of changing your residence or place of business
    “they say that three moves equal one fire”
    relocation
  4. the act of changing location from one place to another
    motionmovement
  5. a change of position that does not entail a change of location
    motionmovementmotility
verb
  1. be in a state of action
  2. go or proceed from one point to another
    “the debate moved from family values to the economy”
  3. progress by being changed
    gorun
  4. propose formally
    make a motion
  5. have a turn
    “make one's move in a game”
    go
  6. give an incentive for action
    “This moved me to sacrifice my career”
    promptincitepropelactuatemotivate
  7. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
    strike
  8. arouse sympathy or compassion in
    “Their fate moved us all.”
  9. move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
    “I moved my hand slightly to the right.”
  10. change location
    “move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically”
    travelgolocomote
  11. cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    displace
  12. change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
    “We moved from Idaho to Nebraska”
  13. dispose of by selling
    “The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers”
    de-access
  14. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
    act
  15. follow a procedure or take a course
    goproceed
  16. live one's life in a specified environment
    “You move in certain circles only.”