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to move

to move

79 1.0
Take one's turn in a game
  • verb
  • /muːv/
translation icon : mover
  • In this game, players must quickly plan their move to outsmart their opponent.
  • players move
  • move in chess
  • move a chess piece

Examples

  • In the first games, students are allowed to move markers in different simulated environments.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Come on, make your move right now.

  • For example, if you roll a "2" and an "e," move two spaces east.

    Academic text (2000)
  • In turn, players select a card and move the game piece by following the directions on the card.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In the event of a tie, we move into a one-on-one sudden-death round where each team may choose their opponent.

  • It's your turn, so go ahead and make your move now.

  • Jack decided to make a strategic move and shifted his piece closer to the opponent's side.

Synonyms

to go
vsto move
1.0

To have a turn in a game or activity

is the same idea but phrased with a different word
to make a move
vsto move
119 3.2

To start doing something yourself after waiting or thinking

is limited to taking a turn in a game rather than general action

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

Phrasal Verbs

670 3.1

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

to move it
  • Informal
512 6.7

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

439 1.0

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

415 1.8

To start living in a new home or office

283 1.7

To step away to an earlier place

264 2.3

To begin talking about a different topic or activity

164 1.9

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

119 3.2

To start doing something yourself after waiting or thinking

81 3.0

Go forward or leave a place when someone tells you to

Pass from one point to another during a journey or process

61 2.7

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

61 1.6

Shift a little to make room for someone else

To travel from place to place for work or duties

43 2.0

Go to a higher place or level

43 3.2

Get a better job or higher position at work

to get a move on
  • Informal
40 3.4

Hurry and start moving faster

36 2.8

To make someone or something leave a place

To go past a problem and start something better

To go around something to get to the other side

to bust a move
  • Informal
11 8.9

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

Go first one way and then the other repeatedly

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

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

Push something a little to one side

3 2.1

To change where you live to a different home

3 7.4

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

Keep going despite problems or objections

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 Bold

to attack
1.3
to advance
417 3.4
to move
79 1.0
to pass
191 4.4

Surface Forms

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

Etymology

Move as a verb comes from the Latin movere, 'to move', and in games it means to make a change on the board or take your turn. So to move in chess is to act and change the position of a piece.