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What does move mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word move? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
  2. (intransitive) To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act
  3. (intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.
  4. (intransitive, chess, and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.
  5. (transitive, ergative) 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; to impel; to stir.
  6. (transitive, chess) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game
  7. (transitive) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
  8. (transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).
  9. (transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit
  10. (transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).
  11. (transitive, obsolete) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
  12. (transitive, obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.
  13. (law, transitive, intransitive) To request an action from the court.
Noun
  1. The act of moving; a movement.
  2. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
  3. A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
  4. The event of changing one's residence.
  5. A change in strategy.
  6. A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
  7. (board games) 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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