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moved me to ask when he had last seen his father. 7 propose, put
forward or forth, forward, advance, submit, suggest, advocate,
propound: The question of budget was moved at the last meeting.
--n. 8 change, change-over, relocation, transfer, shift,
removal: My supervisor suggested a move to a different
department. 9 manoeuvre, device, trick, caper, dodge, ploy,
stratagem, artifice, ruse, action, act, deed, Colloq gimmick:
Getting Diana to invite Colin was a very good move. 10 turn,
time, opportunity: I have had my turn, now it's your move. 11
gesture, gesticulation, action, motion, stirring: One move and
you're a dead man! 12 get a move on. a get moving, begin,
start, commence, get going, get under way, get started, stir or
bestir oneself, Colloq get or start the ball rolling, get the
show on the road, break the ice, get cracking, step on it or the
gas: He doesn't usually get a move on till noon. b hurry,
hasten, make haste, rush, run: Get a move on down to the
supermarket before it closes. 13 on the move. a travelling, in
transit, on the way, on one's way, on the road, on the go,
moving: She is always on the move and it is difficult to catch
her. b on the go, working, on the run, busy, occupied: I have
been on the move since six this morning. c proceeding,
progressing, advancing, moving ahead, succeeding, on the go: It
looks as if the industry is again on the move after a brief
decline.
movement n. 1 repositioning, move, motion, relocation, moving,
migration, shift, transfer, flow, displacement: Population
movement increased dramatically in the Middle Ages. 2 action,
activity, move, moving, stir, stirring: There was a sudden
movement in the bushes. 3 gesture, gesticulation, move,
flicker, sign, signal; manoeuvre, change of attitude or
position: Only the slightest upward movement of his eyebrow
indicated his surprise. Every little movement has a meaning all
its own. 4 mechanism, works, workings, moving parts, machinery,
action, gears, Colloq innards: Technically, the movement of a
watch does not include the escapement. 5 campaign, crusade,
drive; front, faction, party, group, wing: The 1960s saw many
successes for the civil rights' movement in America. 6 change,
activity, action, shift, advance or decline, increase or
decrease, upward or downward movement, stirring; development,
progress: Shares displayed little movement in today's trading.
7 drift, trend, tendency, course, swing: They have noted a