Definition of: move

(mv) v. moved, mov·ing v.i.
1. To change place or position; pass or go from one place to another.
2. To change one's residence.
3. To make progress; advance; proceed.
4. To live or associate; be active: to move in cultivated circles.
5. To operate or revolve; work: said of machines, etc.
6. Colloq. To depart; go or start: often with on.
7. To take action; begin to act.
8. To be disposed of by sale.
9. To make an application, appeal, or proposal: to move for adjournment.
10. To evacuate: said of the bowels.
11. In chess, checkers, etc., to make a move.
—v.t.
12. To change the place or position of; carry, push, or pull from one place to another.
13. To set or keep in motion; stir or shake.
14. To rouse, influence, or impel to some action; prompt; actuate.
15. To affect with passion, sympathy, etc.; stir; excite.
16. To offer for consideration, action, etc.; propose, especially formally.
17. To cause (the bowels) to evacuate. See synonyms under ACTUATE, CARRY, CONVEY, INFLUENCE, PERSUADE, STIR¹.
—noun
1. The act of moving; movement.
2. An act in the carrying out of a plan.
3. In games, the changing of the place of a piece.
—to get a move on To hurry; get going. See synonyms under MOTION. [<AF mover, OF moveir <L movere]