MOVE Synonyms
There are 20 hypernyms of the word move. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MOVE
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go | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • functioning correctly and ready for action noun • a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) • street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine • a usually brief attempt • a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters verb • change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically • follow a procedure or take a course • move away from a place into another direction • enter or assume a certain state or condition • be awarded; be allotted • have a particular form • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point • follow a certain course • be abolished or discarded • be or continue to be in a certain condition • make a certain noise or sound • perform as expected when applied • to be spent or finished • progress by being changed • continue to live and avoid dying • pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life • be in the right place or situation • be ranked or compare • begin or set in motion • have a turn; make one's move in a game • be contained in • be sounded, played, or expressed • blend or harmonize • lead, extend, or afford access • be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired • go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way • be spent • give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number • stop operating or functioning | ||||||||
displace | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to move, usually with force or pressure • take the place of or have precedence over • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense | ||||||||
locomote | verbv | |||||||
verb • change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically | ||||||||
proceed | verbv | |||||||
verb • continue talking • move ahead; travel onward in time or space • follow a procedure or take a course • follow a certain course • continue a certain state, condition, or activity | ||||||||
run | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely • the act of testing something • a race run on foot • an unbroken series of events • (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team • a regular trip • the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace • the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation • unrestricted freedom to use • the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.) • a small stream • a race between candidates for elective office • a row of unravelled stitches • the pouring forth of a fluid • an unbroken chronological sequence • a short trip verb • move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point • direct or control; projects, businesses, etc. • have a particular form • move along, of liquids • perform as expected when applied • change or be different within limits • run, stand, or compete for an office or a position • cause to emit recorded audio or video • move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined • be operating, running or functioning • change from one state to another • cause to perform • be affected by; be subjected to • continue to exist • occur persistently • carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine • include as the content; broadcast or publicize • conduct to completion • pass over, across, or through • cause something to pass or lead somewhere • make without a miss • deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor • cause an animal to move fast • be diffused • sail before the wind • cover by running; run a certain distance • extend or continue for a certain period of time • set animals loose to graze • keep company • run with the ball; in such sports as football • travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means • travel a route regularly • pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) • compete in a race • progress by being changed • reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating • come unraveled or undone as if by snagging • become undone | ||||||||
transfer | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of moving something from one location to another • someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another • the act of transferring something from one form to another • a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances • application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation • transferring ownership verb • transfer somebody to a different position or location of work • move from one place to another • lift and reset in another soil or situation • move around • cause to change ownership • change from one vehicle or transportation line to another • send from one person or place to another • shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes • transfer from one place or period to another | ||||||||
travel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of going from one place to another • a movement through space that changes the location of something • self-propelled movement verb • change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically • undertake a journey or trip • make a trip for pleasure • travel upon or across • undergo transportation as in a vehicle • travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge | ||||||||
advance | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a movement forward • a change for the better; progress in development • a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) • an amount paid before it is earned • increase in price or value adjective satellite • being ahead of time or need • situated ahead or going before verb • move forward, also in the metaphorical sense • bring forward for consideration or acceptance • increase or raise • contribute to the progress or growth of • cause to move forward • obtain advantages, such as points, etc. • develop in a positive way • develop further • give a promotion to or assign to a higher position • pay in advance • move forward • rise in rate or price | ||||||||
amble | verbv | |||||||
noun • a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) verb • walk leisurely | ||||||||
bolt | verbv | |||||||
noun • a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder • a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech • the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key • the act of moving with great haste • a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length • a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener • a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) adverb • in a rigid manner • directly verb • move or jump suddenly • secure or lock with a bolt • swallow hastily • run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along • leave suddenly and as if in a hurry • eat hastily without proper chewing • make or roll into bolts | ||||||||
canter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop verb • ride at a canter • go at a canter, of horses • cause to ride at a cantering pace | ||||||||
change | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another • a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event • the action of changing something • the result of alteration or modification • the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due • a thing that is different • a different or fresh set of clothes • coins of small denomination regarded collectively • money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency • a difference that is usually pleasant verb • cause to change; make different; cause a transformation • undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature • become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another • change clothes; put on different clothes • exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category • give to, and receive from, one another • change from one vehicle or transportation line to another • become deeper in tone • remove or replace the coverings of | ||||||||
climb | verbv | |||||||
noun • an upward slope or grade (as in a road) • an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) • the act of climbing something verb • go upward with gradual or continuous progress • move with effort, by grasping • go up or advance • slope upward • improve one's social status • increase in value or to a higher point | ||||||||
crawl | verbv | |||||||
noun • a very slow movement • a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick • a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body verb • move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground • feel as if crawling with insects • be full of • show submission or fear • swim by doing the crawl | ||||||||
direct | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short • straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action • in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child • moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth • similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity • (of a current) flowing in one direction only adverb • without deviation adjective satellite • having no intervening persons, agents, conditions • being an immediate result or consequence • in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker • lacking compromising or mitigating elements verb • command with authority • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal • guide the actors in (plays and films) • govern or manage • take somebody somewhere • cause to go somewhere • point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards • lead, as in the performance of a composition • give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction • specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling • put an address on (an envelope) • plan and direct (a complex undertaking) | ||||||||
drift | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a force that moves something along • the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) • a process of linguistic change over a period of time • a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents • a general tendency to change (as of opinion) • the pervading meaning or tenor • a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine verb • be in motion due to some air or water current • wander from a direct course or at random • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • vary or move from a fixed point or course • live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely • move in an unhurried fashion • cause to be carried by a current • drive slowly and far afield for grazing • be subject to fluctuation • be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current | ||||||||
ferrying | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • transport by boat or aircraft | ||||||||
flow | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) • the amount of fluid that flows in a given time • the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression • any uninterrupted stream or discharge • something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously • dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas • the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause verb • move or progress freely as if in a stream • move along, of liquids • cause to flow • be abundantly present • fall or flow in a certain way • cover or swamp with water • undergo menstruation | ||||||||
gallop | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously verb • ride at a galloping pace • go at galloping speed • cause to move at full gallop | ||||||||
glide | verbv | |||||||
noun • a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant • the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it • the activity of flying a glider verb • move smoothly and effortlessly • fly in or as if in a glider plane • cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly | ||||||||