“move”

Definitions

• noun

  the act of deciding to do something

  Synonyms: accomplishment, achievement, acquit, act, acta, action, activate, activity, actuate, actuation, admonish, advance

  • Example:“He didn't make a move to help.”
  • Example:“His first move was to hire a lawyer.”

• noun

  the act of changing your residence or place of business

  Synonyms: relocation

  • Example:“They say that three moves equal one fire.”

• noun

  a change of position that does not entail a change of location

  Synonyms: motion, movement, motility

  • Example:“The reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise.”
  • Example:“Movement is a sign of life.”

• noun

  the act of changing location from one place to another

  Synonyms: motion, movement

  • Example:“Police controlled the motion of the crowd.”
  • Example:“the movement of people from the farms to the cities”

• noun

  (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game

• verb

  change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

  Synonyms: travel, go, locomote

  • Example:“How fast does your new car go?”
  • Example:“We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus.”