v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Moved p. pr. & vb. n. Moving. ] [ OE. moven, OF. moveir, F. mouvoir, L. movere; cf. Gr. 'amei`bein to change, exchange, go in or out, quit, Skr. mīv, p. p. mūta, to move, push. Cf. Emotion, Mew to molt, Mob, Mutable, Mutiny. ] 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another on a playing board, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence. [ 1913 Webster ]

Minds desirous of revenge were not moved with gold. Knolles. [ 1913 Webster ]

No female arts his mind could move. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them. Matt. ix. 36. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ The use of images ] in orations and poetry is to move pity or terror. Felton. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let me but move one question to your daughter. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

They are to be blamed alike who move and who decline war upon particular respects. Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To apply to, as for aid. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To stir; agitate; trouble; affect; persuade; influence; actuate; impel; rouse; prompt; instigate; incite; induce; incline; propose; offer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of moving; a movement. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) The act of moving one of the pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of the game; also, the opportunity or obligation to so move a piece; one's turn; as, you can only borrow from the bank in Monopoly when it's your move. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose. [ 1913 Webster ]

To make a move. (a) To take some action toward a goal, usually one involving interaction with other people. (b) To move a piece, as in a game. --
To be on the move, to bustle or stir about. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. i. 1. To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly. [ 1913 Webster ]

The foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. Ps. xviii. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

On the green bank I sat and listened long, . . .
Nor till her lay was ended could I move. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. movable.
Syn. -- , transferable, transferrable, transportable. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pred. adj. affected emotionally. Opposite of unmoved. Also See affected, emotional. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Motionless; fixed. “Moveless as a tower.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. mouvement. See Move, and cf. Moment. ] 1. The act of moving in space; change of place or posture; motion; as, the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, movement. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Transference, by any means, from one situation to another; a change of situation; progress toward a goal; advancement; as, after months of fruitless discussion there was finally some movement toward an agreement. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

4. Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Mus.) (a) The rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece. “Any change of time is a change of movement.” Busby. (b) One of the several strains or pieces, each complete in itself, with its own time and rhythm, which make up a larger work; as, the several movements of a suite or a symphony. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Mech.) A system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch; as, a seventeen jewel movement. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. A more or less organized effort by many people to achieve some goal, especially a social or artistic goal; as, the women's liberation movement; the progressive movement in architecture. [ PJC ]

Febrile movement (Med.), an elevation of the body temperature; a fever. --
Movement cure. (Med.) See Kinesiatrics. --
Movement of the bowels, an evacuation or stool; a passage or discharge. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Motion. -- Movement, Motion. Motion expresses a general idea of not being at rest; movement is oftener used to express a definite, regulated motion, esp. a progress. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. movens, p. pr. of movere. See Move. ] Moving. [ R. ] Grew. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which moves anything. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A person or thing that moves, stirs, or changes place. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A person or thing that imparts motion, or causes change of place; a motor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who, or that which, excites, instigates, or causes movement, change, etc.; as, movers of sedition. [ 1913 Webster ]

These most poisonous compounds,
Which are the movers of a languishing death. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A proposer; one who offers a proposition, or recommends anything for consideration or adoption; as, the mover of a resolution in a legislative body. [ 1913 Webster ]