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move

259 1.1
An act of changing the place where you live
  • noun
  • /muːv/
translation icon : mudanza
  • After considering several options, they finally decided on the move to a different city for better job opportunities.
  • a family move

And what was it like getting that move to Newcastle?

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Examples

  • So for the time being, our house move has been postponed.

  • The father's death directly preceded the family's move to the mission station at Epinga.

    Academic text (1993)
  • You recently made the move down to LA.

  • Yes, I am ... I've been thinking about a move to California ...

    Fiction book (1993)
  • So how's Pat doing with the move back to New Jersey?

  • Tuomas did most of the talking, discussing the prospect of their move to the new city.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Resettlement and housing costs related to the family's move to a permanent home are a further complication.

    Academic text (1994)
  • We are excited about the upcoming move to our new house next month.

  • Her move to a bigger office has allowed for more employees to join the team.

Synonyms

movement
vsmove
696 1.5

A change of place when something moves

is specifically about changing where you live or work rather than general motion
moving in
vsmove
82 2.7

The time when you begin to live in a new home

is the full process of changing home not only this arrival stage
relocation
vsmove
23 3.1

Moving to a new place to live or work

is the general everyday word for changing home or workplace
1 2.4

A move of something from one place to another

is limited to changing homes or workplaces rather than any object

Idioms

75 3.9

Often traveling or changing what you do

8 6.2

To make a clear change in results or numbers

7 4.2

Do everything you can to achieve something important

1 7.6

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

Each action or decision can change the final result

7.5

Change the rules or standards so doing well becomes harder

To go through stages more easily as you gain confidence

Compounds

20 2.6

A specific step or movement done during a dance

power move
  • Informal
3 6.6

A bold action to show strength or gain advantage over others

3 8.8

A bold and risky action that shows courage

2 3.9

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

2 3.0

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

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

A dance step in Lindy Hop that shows lively footwork

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 Big

migration
82 3.7
relocation
23 3.1
move
259 1.1
shift
363 3.5

Surface Forms

move singular
moves plural

Etymology

Move as a noun comes from the old root movere, 'to move', and it names the act of changing place. So a house move is simply the action of changing where you live.