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change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; “How fast does your new car go?”; “We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus”; “The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect”; “The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell”; “news travelled fast”
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go around, spread, circulate, carry, ease, whish, float, swap, seek, whine, fly, ride, come, ghost, betake oneself
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, pass over, overfly, travel, wend, do, raft, get around, get about, repair, resort, cruise, travel, journey, come, come up, round, trundle, push, travel purposefully, swing, roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond, walk, take the air, weave, wind, thread, meander, wander, forge, spurt, spirt, crawl, creep, scramble, slither, slide, wheel, roll, glide, bounce, jounce, breeze, float, drift, be adrift, blow, play, float, swim, swim, walk, turn, move around, circle, slice into, slice through, stray, err, drift, run, step, drive, motor, automobile, ski, fly, wing, steamer, steam, tram, taxi, ferry, caravan, ride, sit, prance, swim, rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise, ascend, go up, descend, fall, go down, come down, fall, zigzag, crank, follow, travel along, advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on, withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back, retrograde, proceed, go forward, continue, back, pan, follow, precede, lead, pursue, follow, return, derail, jump, flock, accompany, billow, circulate, circle, circulate, angle, pass, go through, go across, travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass, travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip, speed, zoom, drive, rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it, trail, shack, shuttle, hiss, whoosh, whisk, career, circuit, lance, outflank, go around, propagate, draw, transfer, change, swash, pace, step, tread, step, hurtle, retreat, whistle, island hop, plow, plough, lurch, sift, fall, drag, run, bang, precess, travel, move around, ride, snowshoe, beetle
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advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on, move out, withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
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, advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on, climb, climb up, mount, go up, elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along, abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off, go out, travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass, rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise, sink, settle, go down, go under, set, go down, go under, descend, fall, go down, come down, sink, settle, go down, go under, continue, go on, carry on, proceed, go around, spread, circulate
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cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; “Move those boxes into the corner, please”; “I’m moving my money to another bank”; “The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant”
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mobilize, mobilise, circulate, relocate, dislocate, luxate, splay, slip, translate, station, post, send, place, agitate, vex
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, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up, transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise, funnel, brandish, flourish, wave, pull, draw, force, transport, carry, tug, disarrange, put, set, place, pose, position, lay, engage, mesh, lock, operate, propel, impel, launch, set in motion, wind, wrap, roll, twine, unwind, wind off, unroll, wedge, squeeze, force, work, spill, shed, disgorge, spill, slop, splatter, unseat, separate, disunite, divide, part, uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out, press down, depress, lift, flick, ruffle, riffle, work, take back, center, centre, pump, scan, jar, shake up, bump around, dandle, roll, revolve, push, force, rock, sway, fluctuate, pulse, shift, dislodge, reposition, glide, stir, play, overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over, transport, send, ship, send, direct, transport, saltate, lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down, lift, raise, raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up, drop, sink, advance, bring forward, chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off, transfer, shift, displace, herd, crowd, circulate, circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute, rout out, drive out, force out, rouse, drive, race, rush, woosh, whoosh, pour, slip, exteriorize, bring outside, upstage, swing, turn, turn over, turn, turn, slide, run, whistle, beat, flap, singsong, hustle, wash, rake, blow, drag, pull, draw, lateralize, translate, hit, strike, sling, change hands, change owners, transfer, expel, throw out, kick out
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move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; “He moved his hand slightly to the right”
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move involuntarily, move reflexively, quicken, stretch, stretch out, snap, click, flick, flex, bend, spread, propagate, reach, reach out, putter
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, potter, potter around, putter around, dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, drop back, hit the dirt, hit the deck, gravitate, fly, move over, give way, give, ease up, yield, cut to, lurch, pitch, shift, jolt, jar, duck, bob, wallow, welter, writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist, wobble, coggle, sidle, sashay, sidle, sweep, sail, brush, sweep, wamble, waggle, chop, reciprocate, move back and forth, nod, pulsate, beat, quiver, beat, pound, thump, teeter, seesaw, totter, buck, jerk, hitch, cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch, careen, wobble, shift, tilt, churn, boil, moil, roil, steal, slip, shake, agitate, vibrate, jerk, twitch, flip, twitch, snap, click, stir, shift, budge, agitate, arouse, stir, dance, stumble, trip, falter, waver, roll, undulate, flap, wave, mill, mill about, mill around, turn, startle, jump, start, mope, mope around, hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride, climb, strike out, jump, leap, bound, spring, bolt, get down, assume, take, strike, take up, seesaw, exit, go out, get out, leave, separate, part, split, diverge, list, lean, whirl, tumble, whirl around, close, come together, bustle, bustle about, hustle, fidget, linger, dawdle, flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail, lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust, swoop, flow, flux, run, flow, feed, course, flurry, streak, heave, crash, thunder, snap, beat, flap, fling, hop, turn, dodge, dodge, throw, make way, dance, grab, cut, close, jump, leap, jump off, slip
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change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; “We moved from Idaho to Nebraska”; “The basketball player moved from one team to another”
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follow a procedure or take a course; “We should go farther in this matter”; “She went through a lot of trouble”; “go about the world in a certain manner”; “Messages must go through diplomatic channels”
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be in a state of action; “she is always moving”
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go or proceed from one point to another; “the debate moved from family values to the economy”
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); “think before you act”; “We must move quickly”; “The governor should act on the new energy bill”; “The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel”
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alternate, take turns, finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish, rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate, interrupt, disturb
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, react, respond, go ahead, plow ahead, attack, aggress, force, create, come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out, reward, repay, pay back, satisfice, satisfise, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, dispatch, evade, race, use, play it by ear, play, deal, partner, exert, egotrip, reciprocate, go, proceed, move, come close, perform, make bold, dare, presume, prosecute, engage, pursue, act on, interact, react, oppose, take time by the forelock, coact, volunteer, offer, get around to, dally, toy, play, flirt, set about, go about, approach, participate, take part, misbehave, misconduct, misdemean, condescend, stoop, lower oneself, behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry, behave, comport, try, seek, attempt, essay, assay, woo, court, romance, solicit, court, dare, effect, antagonize, antagonise, counteract, anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter, prosecute, perpetrate, commit, pull, rampage, cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage, condescend, deign, descend, condescend, take care, lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior, stampede, make a point, make sure, repeat, take over, surprise, sneak, play, take, guard, begin, start, go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock, wait, hold off, hold back, continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep, do well, had best, continue, continue, persist in
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; “This child impressed me as unusually mature”; “This behavior struck me as odd”
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infect, surprise, impress, ingrain, instill, awaken, engrave, strike dumb, zap, jar, hit home, strike home, strike a chord, strike a note, smite
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, cloud, pierce, impress, sweep away, sweep off, disturb, upset, trouble, touch, stir, move, sadden, alienate
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give an incentive for action; “This moved me to sacrifice my career”
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arouse sympathy or compassion in; “Her fate moved us all”
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dispose of by selling; “The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers”
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progress by being changed; “The speech has to go through several more drafts”; “run through your presentation before the meeting”
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live one’s life in a specified environment; “she moves in certain circles only”
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have a turn; make one’s move in a game; “Can I go now?”
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bluff, bluff out, stalemate, castle, serve, open, draw, cast, trump, ruff, manoeuver, maneuver, manoeuvre, operate, check
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propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
