n. 25B6; verb
she moved to the door 007C; don't move! : GO, walk, proceed, progress, advance; budge, stir, shift, change position.
he moved the chair closer to the fire : CARRY, transport, transfer, shift.
things were moving too fast : (MAKE) PROGRESS, make headway, advance, develop.
he urged the council to move quickly : TAKE ACTION, act, take steps, do something, take measures; informal get moving.
she's moved to Cambridge : RELOCATE, move house, move away/out, change address/house, leave, go away, decamp; Brit. informal up sticks; N. Amer. informal pull up stakes.
I was deeply moved by the story : AFFECT, touch, impress, shake, upset, disturb, make an impression on.
she was moved to find out more about it : INSPIRE, prompt, stimulate, motivate, provoke, influence, rouse, induce, incite.
they are not prepared to move on this issue : CHANGE, budge, shift one's ground, change one's tune, change one's mind, have second thoughts; do a U-turn, do an about-face; Brit. do an about-turn.
she moves in the art worlds : CIRCULATE, mix, socialize, keep company, associate; informal hang out/around; Brit. informal hang about.
I move that we adjourn : PROPOSE, submit, suggest, advocate, recommend, urge.
25B6; noun
his eyes followed her every move : MOVEMENT, motion, action; gesture, gesticulation.
his recent move to London : RELOCATION, change of house/address, transfer, posting.
the latest move in the war against drugs : INITIATIVE, step, action, act, measure, manoeuvre, tactic, stratagem.
it's your move : TURN, go; opportunity, chance.
25A0; get a move on (informal) HURRY UP, speed up, move faster; informal get cracking, get moving, step on it, shake a leg; Brit. informal get one's skates on, stir one's stumps; N. Amer. informal get a wiggle on; dated make haste.
25A0; make a move
waiting for the other side to make a move : DO SOMETHING, take action, act, take the initiative; informal get moving.
(Brit.) I'd better be making a move : LEAVE, take one's leave, be on one's way, get going, depart, be off; informal push off, shove off, split.
25A0; on the move
she's always on the move : TRAVELLING, in transit, moving, journeying, on the road; informal on the go.
the economy is on the move : PROGRESSING, making progress, advancing, developing.