move

1. (intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.Examples: "A ship moves rapidly."; "I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, feeling too lazy to move."; "God moves in a myſterious way, / His wonders to perform; / He plants his footſteps in the ſea, / And rides upon the ſtorm."Synonyms: shift, stir, adjust, disrupt, disturb, move, place, positionintransitive

2. (intransitive) To act; to take action; to begin to actExamples: "to move in a matter"; "Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!"Synonyms: get moving, stir, take actionintransitive

3. (intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.Examples: "I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life."; "They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time."; "I'm moving next week but I don't have anything packed yet."Synonyms: flit, move house, remove, shiftintransitive

4. (transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to anotherExamples: "The waves moved the boat up and down."; "The horse moves a carriage."Synonyms: drive, impel, propel, stirergativetransitive

5. (transitive, chess, board games) To transfer (a piece) from one space or position on the board to another.Examples: "She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board."; "He rolled a 5 and moved his counter to Boardwalk, the most expensive property on the Monopoly board."transitive

6. (transitive) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.Examples: "This song moves me to dance."; "Seducer of the People, not moved with the Piety of his Life"; "No female arts his mind could move."Synonyms: entice, induce, inveigle, persuade, swaytransitive