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to move

to move

3 1.0
Take one's turn in a game
  • verb
  • /muːv/
: 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
337 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
159 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

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 Bold

to attack
∞ 1.3
to advance
382 3.4
to move
3 1.0
to pass
80 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.