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Bible Dictionaries
Move
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) 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.
(2):
(v. t.) 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.
(3):
(v. t.) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
(4):
(v. t.) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion.
(5):
(v. t.) 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.
(6):
(v. t.) To apply to, as for aid.
(7):
(v. i.) To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly.
(8):
(v. i.) To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter.
(9):
(v. i.) To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another.
(10):
(n.) An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
(11):
(v. i.) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.
(12):
(n.) The act of moving; a movement.
(13):
(n.) The act of moving one of the pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of the game.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Move'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/move.html. 1828.
