move
/muːv/ noun A1- The act of moving; a movement. · A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.· The drummer Cynthia praised her best friends' dance moves to the music.
- An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose. · He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.
- A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc. · She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.· He can win a match with that one move.
- The event of changing one's residence. · The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.· They were pleased about their move to the country.
- A change in strategy. · I am worried about our boss's move.· It was a smart move to bring on a tall striker to play against the smaller defenders.
- A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
- The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game. · The best move of the game was when he sacrificed his rook in order to gain better possession.· It's your move! Roll the dice!
- A round, in which each player has a turn. · You can win in three moves if you do that.
Plural moves
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- move about To move from place to place.
- move along To continue without being distracted; to keep going.
- move around To relocate to new homes repeatedly; to not live in any o...
- move away Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, ...
- move back Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, ...
- move down Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, ...
- move forward Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, ...
- move in To start living or working in a new place; to transport o...
- move into Synonym of move in (To start living or working in a new p...
- move off To start moving.
- move on To continue; to proceed; to go on.
- move out To leave one's present location; to leave somewhere for a...
From the library
Hark ye, my friend, I have disobeyed my first order, but I will not disobey the second; and if you move, I will blow your brains out.” And he levelled his carbine at Dantès, who felt the muzzle against his temple.
“I stood behind the screen and pulled a thread, to make the eyes move and the mouth open.”
Once more the tinsmith came to my help and made me a body of tin, fastening my tin arms and legs and head to it, by means of joints, so that I could move around as well as ever.
So they oiled his legs until he could move them freely; and he thanked them again and again for his release, for he seemed a very polite creature, and very grateful.
Other matches
- move To change place or posture A2
- move about To move from place to place.
- move along To continue without being distracted
- move around To relocate to new homes repeatedly
- move away Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- move back Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- move down Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- move forward Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
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