Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
"he didn''t make a move to help"
"his first move was to hire a lawyer"
verb
Sense 2
"The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers"
Type of:
sell
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 3
"We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"
"The basketball player moved from one team to another"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 4
"Move those boxes into the corner, please"
"I''m moving my money to another bank"
"The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 5
"He moved his hand slightly to the right"
Opposites:
stand still
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 6
"Her fate moved us all"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 7
"she moves in certain circles only"
Type of:
live
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 8
"Can I go now?"
Verb group:
make a motion
Entails:
play
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb
Sense 9
Verb group:
go
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s PP
Something ----s somebody
Something is ----ing PP
verb
Sense 10
"The speech has to go through several more drafts"
"run through your presentation before the meeting"
Type of:
change
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 11
"the debate moved from family values to the economy"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun
Sense 13
"they say that three moves equal one fire"
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
flit
Derived:
relocate
verb
Sense 15
"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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 16
"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"
Type of:
act
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 17
"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"
Type of:
change
verb
Sense 18
"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"
Opposites:
stay in place
Verb group:
displace
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 19
"the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"
"movement is a sign of life"
"an impatient move of his hand"
"gastrointestinal motility"
Type of:
change
verb
Sense 20
"This child impressed me as unusually mature"
"This behavior struck me as odd"
Derived:
affect
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 21
"This moved me to sacrifice my career"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
21
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
187
Times Searched
3
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