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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set
in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another;
to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a vessel; the horse moves a
carriage. |
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To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to
another, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king. |
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To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to
rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence. |
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To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to
excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite,
as an emotion. |
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To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose
formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative
assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to
adjourn. |
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To apply to, as for aid. |
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To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner,
from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly. |
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To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to
move in a matter. |
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To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town,
or state, to another. |
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To change the place of a piece in accordance with the
rules of the game. |
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The act of moving; a movement. |
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The act of moving one of the pieces, from one position to
another, in the progress of the game. |
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An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the
execution of a plan or purpose. |
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