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move

Definition for move

noun as in progress, deed

Strongest matches

act, action, change, maneuver, measure, motion, movement, ploy, procedure, shift, step

Strong matches

alteration, modification, proceeding, stir, stirring, stratagem, stroke, turn, variation

verb as in be in motion, put in motion

Strongest matches

advance, blow, carry, change, climb, cross, drift, drive, flow, fly, go, jump, leave, migrate, proceed, progress, propel, push, relocate, remove, run, shift, ship, switch, transfer, transport, travel, walk, withdraw

Strong matches

actuate, budge, bustle, crawl, depart, dislocate, disturb, exit, glide, hurry, impel, leap, locomote, march, position, quit, roll, scram, shove, split, stir, transpose, traverse

Weak matches

get away, get going, get off, go away, head for, off-load, pull out, skip out, take off

verb as in motivate, influence

Strongest matches

bring, carry, convert, drive, lead, operate, propel, push, shift, start, turn

Strong matches

activate, actuate, advocate, affect, agitate, budge, cause, excite, impel, impress, incite, induce, inspire, inspirit, instigate, introduce, persuade, prompt, propose, quicken, recommend, rouse, shove, stimulate, stir, strike, submit, suggest, sway, touch, urge

Weak matches

bring up, draw up, get going, give rise to, play on, prevail upon, put forward, tug at, work on

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Example Sentences

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In her early teens she turned to kickboxing, against her parents' wishes, before moving into boxing at 21.

From BBC

"There's another bit that moves on in court - something changes - and we're back to the drawing board," he added.

From BBC

She said after she moved to this small coastal city five years ago, she began to get headaches.

From Los Angeles Times

What's on display is a moving graph which looks a bit like an EEG.

From BBC

Another couple have now had to move into a retirement community because of their advanced ages and failing health.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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