Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "move" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

be still easy easy one idle lay lay still put sit sit still stand stand still stand still standing standing still static stationary stay stay stay put stay still staying staying put staying still still stop stopped

Derived Terms

CHAdeMO angels moving the furniture anything that moves bust a move café de move-on comove down to every move on the board earth-moving ever-moving faith can move mountains faith will move mountains fast-moving fifty-move rule foremove get a move on get moving inmove keep it moving make a move make the first move match moving mismove movability movable movableness movably movant move about move ahead move along move around move away move back move down move down a notch move down a peg move forward move furniture move heaven and earth move house move in move in on move into move it move it or lose it move mountains move off move on move one's arse move one's ass move one's body move one's bowels move one's bum move one's butt move out move out to move up move over move sideways move someone to tears move south move the chains move the deckchairs on the Titanic move the dial move the goal posts move the goalposts move the needle move the problem move the yardsticks move through the gears move to move up move up in the world move with move with the times moved in moveless movelessly movelessness movement movent moveout mover moveset movie moving moving average moving box moving forward moving part moving picture moving ramp moving screen moving sidewalk moving spirit moving staircase moving target moving truck moving van moving violation moving walkway moving wallpaper moving-picture theater movingly movingness multimove must-move on the move outmove piggy move up put the moves on remove slow-moving the spirit moves someone touch move touch-move rule transmove unmove

Distinct From

rest sedentary stand static stationary stay staying still stop

Entails

play

Etymologically Related To

muff

Context

and other games board games chess game law

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

act advise affect alter bear on bear upon cause change change conclusion decision determination do impact impress live make modify play propose sell strike suggest touch touch on turn vary

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Kirby move Pachner move Reidemeister move book move burrow camera move career-limiting move climb clock move countermove crawl creep dance move dick move drive engine move false move finishing move fly forcing move hop in-between move jump move quickly move slowly only move opening move postmove power move premove quiet move ride roll run sail slide slither special move swim teleport transmove waiting move walk

Type Of (IsA)

change decision turn

Manner Of

affect change live propose sell

Related Terms

achieve act action activity address aid animal another another house apartment apartment departure appeal apply arouse assembly attainment behavior board board game body body motion boxes caps caps lock carry change change address change home change homes change house change houses change location change place change position change residence change residences changer changer location changing changing address changing homes changing house changing houses changing location changing place changing places chess chess action chess board chess play chess turn cities compassion consideration convey court create create momentum crowds dancing deliberative departure determination displace displacement doing dragging dragging furniture draw elsewhere emotion energy excite execution exercise fast feeling fluidity for another forward furniture furniture truck game gameboard gaming gaming action general general action get going getting getting places go go elsewhere go forward go someplace go somewhere going going away going somewhere have have mobility have motion home homes house house change houses incite indicates indicates motion influence kinetic kinetic energy leave leave home leave one leaving leaving home live live elsewhere location location change lock locomotion lodge manipulate mention mobility momentum motion motions motive move in move out movement new new home new house object objects over pack pack up packing packing boxes packing for passion persuasion physical physical translation piece place places plan play position posture propose purpose push rearrange rearrange furniture recommend relocate relocate home relocate homes relocate houses relocate position relocate something relocating relocating cities relocation replace replace furniture representation request residence residences rouse rule running shaking shift shift objects shorter solicit someplace somewhere space spatial spatial change staying staying still still stop submit suggest switch switch furniture switching switching houses taking taking action tenderness token transfer transfer object transfer places translation transportation transporting travel traveling truck truck boxes turn up uprooting urge vans velocity walk walking walking running woolly woolly animal

Similar Terms

actuate affect come to displace go hit impress incite locomote make a motion motivate prompt propel strike travel

Synonym Network

act act upon actuate affect agitate awaken be active bring forward budge change residence determine dislodge go impel impress incense incite incline induce influence instigate motion motivate offer persuade prevail upon proceed prompt propel propose put in motion recommend removal remove rouse shift stir stir up suggest transfer travel trouble turn

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