Go in a specified direction or manner; change position

• - she stood up and moved to the door

• - he let his eyes move across the rows of faces

Change the place or position of

• - she moved the tray to a side table

Change one's place of residence or work

• - his family moved to London when he was a child

Change the date or time of (an event)

(of a player) Change the position of a piece in a board game

• - White has forced his opponent to move

• - if Black moves his bishop, he loses a pawn

Change or cause to change from one state, opinion, sphere, or activity to another

• - the school moved over to the new course in 1987

• - she deftly moved the conversation to safer territory

Influence or prompt (someone) to do something

• - his deep love of music moved him to take lessons with Dr. Hill

Take action

• - hard-liners may yet move against him, but their success might be limited

Provoke a strong feeling, esp. of sorrow or sympathy, in

• - he was moved to tears by a get-well message from the president

Stir up (an emotion) in someone

• - he justly moves one's derision

Make progress; develop in a particular manner or direction

• - aircraft design had moved forward a long way

• - legislators are anxious to get things moving as soon as possible

Depart; start off

• - let's move—it's time we started shopping

Used to urge or command someone to hurry up

• - come on—move it!

Go quickly

• - Kenny was really moving when he made contact with a tire at the hairpin and flipped over

(of merchandise) Be sold

• - despite the high prices, goods are moving

Sell (merchandise)

Spend one's time or be socially active in (a particular sphere) or among (a particular group of people)

• - they moved in different circles of friends

Propose for discussion and resolution at a meeting or legislative assembly

• - she intends to move an amendment to the bill

• - I beg to move that this House deplores the current economic policies

Make a formal request or application to (a court or assembly) for something

• - his family moved the court for adequate “maintenance expenses” to run the household

Empty (one's bowels)

(of the bowels) Be emptied

A change of place or position

• - she made a sudden move toward me

• - his eyes followed her every move

A change of house or business premises

A change of job, career, or business direction

• - a career move

A change of state or opinion

• - the country's move to independence

An action that initiates or advances a process or plan

• - my next move is to talk to Matthew

A maneuver in a sport or game

A change of position of a piece in a board game

• - that move will put your king in check

A player's turn to make such a change

• - it's your move