Main Entry: move

Pronunciation: 'müv

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): moved; mov·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French movoir, from Latin movEre; probably akin to Sanskrit mIvati he moves, pushes

intransitive senses

1 a (1) : to go or pass to another place or in a certain direction with a continuous motion moved into the shade (2) : to proceed toward a certain state or condition moving up the executive ladder moved into second place in the tournament (3) : to become transferred during play checkers move along diagonally adjacent squares (4) : to keep pace moving with the times b : to start away from some point or place : DEPART c : to change one's residence or location

1 a - to run around like crazy for the better part of a month throwing all your much beloved possessions into boxes without ceasing. I didn't stop moving all month.

2 - to be certain of losing one's mind as one picks out which furniture and things one must dispose of. I felt myself moving ever closer to a nervous breakdown with each thing I had to throw away.

3 - to become broken during play. While moving, my desk, Japanese Wall Screen, dresser, and bookshelf, were all broken.

4 - to keep pace Between Jessica being cranky, my step-mother being cranky, and no one having any idea where anything was going to go, I didn't stop moving all day on Saturday.

b - to start away from some loved place to some place one is not familiar with. I moved away from my lovely three-bedroom apartment with hardwood floors, pantry, eat-in dining room and nice view to a two-bedroom, ugly brown carpetted, crowded little two-bedroom with a view of the parking lot.

c - to change one's residence or location. I want to move back home.