Synonym: affect, animate, arouse, budge, change, convince, impel, induce, influence, motivate, persuade, prompt, stimulate, stir, sway. Antonym: stop. Similar words: remove, move on, movement, over and over, movie, removal, oven, over. Meaning: [muːv] n. 1. the act of deciding to do something 2. the act of changing your residence or place of business 3. a change of position that does not entail a change of location 4. the act of changing location from one place to another 5. (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game. v. 1. change location; move, travel, or proceed 2. cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 3. move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 4. change residence, affiliation, or place of employment 5. follow a procedure or take a course 6. be in a state of action 7. go or proceed from one point to another 8. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 9. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon 10. give an incentive for action 11. arouse sympathy or compassion in 12. dispose of by selling 13. progress by being changed 14. live one's life in a specified environment 15. have a turn; make one's move in a game 16. propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting.
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211) My family home is in York-shire and they don't want to move.
212) If we move the table back, there'll be room for another chair.
213) I didn't want to move abroad but Bill talked me into it.
214) In chess, the pieces can only move in certain directions.
215) They decided to move abroad and make a fresh start.
216) She decided it was time to move on to pastures new .
217) It will probably work out cheaper to hire a van and move your own things.
218) Such a move is essential for the sanity of all concerned.
219) We can't move that hulking great desk on our own.
220) His move to the left was not a sudden leap but a natural working out of ideas.
221) She fixed the child with a stare of such disapproval he did not dare move.
222) "I ought to reconsider her offer to move in,[http://sentencedict.com/move.html]" he mused.
223) Quitting that job was the smartest move I ever made.
224) Move your leg up gently when you're doing this exercise, but don't force it.
225) The deep depression over the mid-Atlantic will gradually move eastwards during the day.
226) Maybe at this point we should move onto some of the practical experiments.
227) We tried to see who had been hurt, but the police told us to move on.
228) I can't decide whether to accept the Cambridge or the London job, but in either event I'll have to move house.
229) We're going to pull up stakes and move to Montana.
230) His decision to become a director was a smart move .
231) We're leaving in five minutes so you'd better get a move on!
232) Much more research is being done, which is a move in the right direction .
233) We were so closely packed in the elevator I could hardly move.
234) Do you think you can move the sofa by yourself?
235) Members of parliament approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine.
236) Children learn in mixed ability classes and move up a class each year.
237) The cubs followed their mother on the hunt, watching her every move.
238) Could you move your car, please? It's blocking the road.
239) That was a clever move with your cards to take out your opponent.
240) Michael decided he wanted to move on to pastures new for financial reasons.