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/muːv/
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muːv
Verb
To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
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A ship moves rapidly.
I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, feeling too lazy to move.
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God moves in a myſterious way, / His wonders to perform; / He plants his footſteps in the ſea, / And rides upon the ſtorm.
Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its motion.
To act; to take action; to begin to act
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to move in a matter
Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!
To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place; similarly to change the location of another establishment such as a business. See also move out and move in.
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I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.
They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time.
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I'm moving next week but I don't have anything packed yet.
He then moved from Nanking to Wuhan and finally to Chungking, but when his health deteriorated, he went to Chiang-chin, a small village near Chungking, for recuperation. There he died on 27 March 1942.
To transport (an item) as part of changing residences.
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Before my lease ended, I gave away my old sofa because I didn't want to move it.
To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another
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The waves moved the boat up and down.
The horse moves a carriage.
To transfer (a piece) from one space or position on the board to another.
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She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.
He rolled a 5 and moved his counter to Boardwalk, the most expensive property on the Monopoly board.
To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
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This song moves me to dance.
Seducer of the People, not moved with the Piety of his Life
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No female arts his mind could move.
To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).
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That book really moved me.
When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them.
To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit
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I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.
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Two days were thus wasted in the quarrel between the consuls. It was clear that while Faminius was present no decision could be arrived at. Owing to Flaminius' absence through illness, Aemilius seized the opportunity to move a resolution which the senate adopted. Its purport was that the Ambracians should have all their property restored to them; they should be free to live under their own laws; they should impose such harbour dues and other imposts by land and sea as they desired, provided that the Romans and their Italian allies were exempt.
Let me but move one question to your daughter.
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And therefore they are to be blamed alike, both who moue and who decline warre[…]
To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).
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To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
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"Sir," seyde Sir Boys, "ye nede nat to meve me of such maters, for well ye wote I woll do what I may to please you."
The thirſt of raigne and ſweetnes of a crowne, […] Moou’d me to menage armes againſt thy ſtate.
To apply to, as for aid.
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To me she speaks; she moves me for her them
To request an action from the court.
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An attorney moved the court to issue a restraining order.
The district attorney moved for a non-suit.
To bow or salute upon meeting.
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To sell or market (especially physical inventory or illicit drugs).
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This business will fail if it can't move the inventory quickly.
To transfer the value of one object in memory to another efficiently (i.e., without copying it in entirety).
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We didn’t really want a copy; we just wanted to get the result out of a function: we wanted to move a Vector rather than to copy it.
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In Rust, for most types, operations like assigning a value to a variable, passing it to a function, or returning it from a function don’t copy the value: they move it.
In this paper, we focus on two specific move related issues: using an entity which has already been moved hence making it invalid, and calling move operations when doing so will not have any effect on how the program executes
Noun
The act of moving; a movement.
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A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.
The drummer Cynthia praised her best friends' dance moves to the music.
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Lord John had followed me. "By George, young fellah!" said he, pulling off his coat. "You've hit on a dooced good notion. Give me a grip and we'll soon have a move on it." But, even then, so heavy was the bell that it was not until Challenger and Summerlee had added their weight to ours that we heard the roaring and clanging above our heads which told us that the great clapper was ringing out its music.
An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
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He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.
A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
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She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.
He can win a match with that one move.
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The idea of this move is to get two weights over your head any way you can.
The event of changing one's residence.
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The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.
They were pleased about their move to the country.
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While planning a recent move, I checked the pages of Majority Report, which lists women-owned and operated businesses and found a listing for "Truck You." […] Two women from Queens, and formerly of New Jersey GAA, Ulla and Mickey, came with their van and a successful move was accomplished without reliance on macho male bruisers.
From early on, he sang in the church choir, and before his move to Philadelphia in 1965, Cliff was already quite well-known in his hometown as a gospel singer.
A change in strategy.
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I am worried about our boss's move.
It was a smart move to bring on a tall striker to play against the smaller defenders.
A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
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Robin van Persie squandered United's best chance late on but otherwise it was a relatively comfortable afternoon for Liverpool's new goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, who has yet to concede a Premier League goal since his £9m summer move from Sunderland.
The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.
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The best move of the game was when he sacrificed his rook in order to gain better possession.
It's your move! Roll the dice!
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If you roll a six, you can make two moves.
A round, in which each player has a turn.
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You can win in three moves if you do that.
Within the Minimalist Program, a fundamental operation of syntactic construction
Noun
the act of deciding to do something
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he didn't make a move to help
his first move was to hire a lawyer
the act of changing your residence or place of business
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they say that three moves equal one fire
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
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the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise
movement is a sign of life
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an impatient move of his hand
gastrointestinal motility
the act of changing location from one place to another
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police controlled the motion of the crowd
the movement of people from the farms to the cities
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his move put him directly in my path
(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
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How fast does your new car go?
We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus
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The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect
The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell
news travelled fast
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
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Move those boxes into the corner, please
I'm moving my money to another bank
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The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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He moved his hand slightly to the right
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
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We moved from Idaho to Nebraska
The basketball player moved from one team to another
follow a procedure or take a course
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We should go farther in this matter
She went through a lot of trouble
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go about the world in a certain manner
Messages must go through diplomatic channels
be in a state of action
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she is always moving
go or proceed from one point to another
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the debate moved from family values to the economy
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
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think before you act
We must move quickly
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The governor should act on the new energy bill
The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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This child impressed me as unusually mature
This behavior struck me as odd
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he was dumb-struck by the news
her comments struck a sour note
give an incentive for action
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This moved me to sacrifice my career
arouse sympathy or compassion in
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Her fate moved us all
dispose of by selling
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The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers
progress by being changed
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The speech has to go through several more drafts
run through your presentation before the meeting
live one's life in a specified environment
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she moves in certain circles only
have a turn; make one's move in a game
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Can I go now?
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
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