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Nouns (8)

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

n. the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"

n. the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire"

n. a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"

Verbs (29)

move

v. arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"

move

v. live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only"

move

v. go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"

move

v. change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"

move

v. move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, make a motion

v. propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

move, transfer

v. term used in word processing and graphics for relocating text and images

be active, move

v. be in a state of action; "she is always moving"

move, displace

v. cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

affect, impress, move, strike

v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

go, proceed, move

v. follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

move, go, run

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

travel, go, move, locomote

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "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"

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Fuzzynyms (198)

transformation, translation

n. the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"

passage, transition

n. the act of passing from one state or place to the next

subdivision

n. the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided

division

n. the act or process of dividing

operation

n. the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"

traffic

n. the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; "heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines"; "traffic on the internet is lightest during the night"

transportation, shipping, transport

n. the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

travel, traveling, travelling

n. the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"

locomotion, travel

n. self-propelled movement

emigrate

v. leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period"

vacate, empty, abandon

v. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"

resettle

v. settle in a new place; "The immigrants had to resettle"

proceed, go

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go, run

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

go, proceed, move

travel, go, move, locomote

progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

transfer, shift

v. move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

disjoint, disarticulate

v. separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it"

disjoin, disjoint

v. make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of

replace, put back

v. put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"

shlep, schlep, pull along

v. pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk"

supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede

v. take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"

hum, thrum

v. sound with a monotonous hum

move, go, run

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

act

v. be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure

murmur

v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up

v. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

get across, put over

v. communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well"

exalt

v. raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"

determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate

v. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

careen, wobble, shift, tilt

v. move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"

arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

proceed, go

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, go, run

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

travel, go, move, locomote

progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

tackle, take on, come to grips with, undertake

v. accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"

proceed, go

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

go, proceed, move

travel, go, move, locomote

progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

retire

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

bow out, withdraw

v. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

hum, thrum

v. sound with a monotonous hum

move, displace

act

v. be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure

murmur

v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

proceed, go

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, go, run

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

go, proceed, move

progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

leave, go forth, go away

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

retire, strike out

v. cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"

keep, maintain, hold

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

hum, thrum

v. sound with a monotonous hum

murmur

v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

trek

v. make a long and difficult journey; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis"

Synonyms (8)

recede

v. become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"

decline

v. go down; "The roof declines here"

tour

v. make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"

peregrinate

v. travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge"

go, go away, depart, travel away

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

Antonyms (18)

stay, stick, stick around, stay put

v. stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

stand still

v. remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"

rest

v. be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"

situate, fix, posit, deposit

v. put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

stay, remain, rest

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

stay in place

v. be stationary

stay, stick, stick around, stay put

v. stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

move

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