• the act of deciding to do something; "he didn''t make a Move to help"; "his first Move was to hire a lawyer"
• (game) a player''s turn to Move a piece or take some other permitted action
• the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three Moves equal one fire"
• 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"
• 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"
• be in a state of action; "she is always moving"
• go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate Moved from family values to the economy"
• progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
• propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
• have a turn; make one''s Move in a game; "Can I go now?"
• give an incentive for action; "This Moved me to sacrifice my career"
• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
• arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate Moved us all"
• Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He Moved his hand slightly to the right"
• change location; Move, travel, or proceed; "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 ni
• cause to Move, 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"
• change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We Moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player Moved from one team to another"
• dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to Move the computers"
• 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"
• 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"
• live one''s life in a specified environment; "she Moves in certain circles only"

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