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to move

to move

26 6.3
Sell goods, often to clear old stock
  • verb
  • /muːv/
: liquidar
  • The new sales strategy helped the team move a large quantity of items in just a few days.

And it's like they, they move shoes a lot.

Examples

Synonyms

to sell
vsto move
∞ 1.0

To give something to someone for money

focuses on encouraging clearance rather than a simple exchange for money
to dispose
vsto move
153 3.4

Get rid of something by throwing it away, selling it, or giving it to someone

is about promoting sale or clearance rather than merely getting rid of items
to sell off
vsto move
102 3.5

To quickly get rid of things by offering them at low prices

emphasizes encouraging clearance through promotion rather than urgent discounting
to liquidize
vsto move
  • US
1 7.5

To sell all goods and things you own to get cash

focuses on encouraging clearance, not on converting all assets to cash

Antonyms

291 3.4

To keep having something such as a job or possession

Idioms

110 3.9

Often traveling or changing what you do

10 6.2

To make a clear change in results or numbers

8 4.2

Do everything you can to achieve something important

2 7.6

To make steady progress toward a goal by taking small needed steps

To go through stages more easily as you gain confidence

1 7.5

Change the rules or standards so doing well becomes harder

Each action or decision can change the final result

Phrasal Verbs

∞ 3.1

To start the next stage or activity and stop focusing on the past

662 1.8

To start living in a new home or office

636 1.0

To enter and begin to be in a place, for example when people start living there and when weather arrives

472 2.8

To make someone or something leave a place

388 1.7

To step away to an earlier place

350 2.3

To begin talking about a different topic or activity

to move it
  • Informal
240 6.7

To hurry so you do something faster, often to avoid being late

233 2.0

Go to a higher place or level

216 1.9

To leave a home or building and take your things with you

168 3.0

Go forward or leave a place when someone tells you to

159 3.2

To start doing something yourself after waiting or thinking

146 2.1

Pass from one point to another during a journey or process

94 1.6

Shift a little to make room for someone else

72 3.2

Get a better job or higher position at work

72 2.7

To start or continue something so it gets closer to a goal

To travel from place to place for work or duties

To go past a problem and start something better

to get a move on
  • Informal
37 3.4

Hurry and start moving faster

18 6.3

To start taking control of a business or area without being invited

Go first one way and then the other repeatedly

to bust a move
  • Informal
13 8.9

To dance with a lot of energy to show skill or have fun

To get more successful and reach a higher social or economic position

8 7.4

To try to get involved with someone or their work in a way they do not want

5 2.1

To change where you live to a different home

To go around something to get to the other side

Push something a little to one side

Keep going despite problems or objections

Compounds

23 2.6

A specific step or movement done during a dance

power move
  • Informal
5 6.6

A bold action to show strength or gain advantage over others

3 3.0

An action that moves a chess piece according to the game rules

3 3.9

The first action someone takes at the start of a game or negotiation

3 8.8

A bold and risky action that shows courage

1 9.3

A dance step in Lindy Hop that shows lively footwork

A choice or action that makes it harder for you to get promoted

cheesedick move
  • Offensive
9.9

An action that is cowardly or unfair and causes trouble

cockfuck move
  • Offensive
9.9

Rude behavior or words that make other people feel bad

9.9

A very foolish and rude action that shows poor judgment

assfuck move
  • Offensive
9.9

A very foolish action that you regret later

asshatty move
  • Offensive
9.9

A selfish or rude action that annoys other people

8.2

A lively dance move that people do with energy to show skill

9.9

A foolish or silly action

supercunt move
  • Offensive
9.9

An action that is very rude and hurts people

Shahbagi move
  • Jargon
9.9

A special dance movement in the Shahbagi style

shitfuck move
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude, unfair action done without warning that hurts someone

shitnugget move
  • Offensive
9.9

A very foolish and dangerous action that causes big problems

How Fast

to sell out
96 2.8
to move
26 6.3
to sell
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

move infinitive
moved past
moved past participle
moving present participle
moves third person singular

Etymology

Move comes from the Latin movere, 'to move', and traders used it to mean getting things to change hands. So to move goods or stock is to sell them so they leave the shop and go to new owners.