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Noun
the act of deciding to do something
Synonyms
More generic
Noun
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
Noun
the act of changing your residence or place of business
Noun
the act of changing location from one place to another
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- advance
- advancement
- approach
- approaching
- ascending
- ascension
- ascent
- chase
- coast
- coming
- crawl
- descent
- displacement
- flow
- following
- forward motion
- glide
- haste
- hurry
- hurrying
- locomotion
- lunge
- lurch
- maneuver
- manoeuvre
- migration
- onward motion
- play
- procession
- progress
- progression
- pursual
- pursuit
- return
- rise
- rush
- rushing
- shift
- shifting
- slide
- slippage
- speed
- speeding
- stream
- swing
- swinging
- translation
- travel
- traveling
- travelling
- vacillation
Noun
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
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- abduction
- adduction
- agitation
- body English
- circumduction
- closing
- dart
- disturbance
- eurhythmics
- eurhythmy
- eurythmics
- eurythmy
- eversion
- everting
- eye movement
- fetal movement
- flicker
- flit
- flutter
- foetal movement
- gesture
- headshake
- headshaking
- inclination
- inclining
- inversion
- jerk
- jerking
- jolt
- kick
- kicking
- kneel
- kneeling
- lurch
- opening
- pitch
- pitching
- posing
- prostration
- quiver
- quivering
- reach
- reaching
- reciprocation
- reclining
- retraction
- retroflection
- retroflexion
- rotary motion
- rotation
- saccade
- shutting
- sitting
- snap
- span
- squat
- squatting
- squirm
- standing
- straddle
- stretch
- stroke
- sweep
- toss
- upending
- vibration
- wave
- waver
- wiggle
- wriggle
Verb
go or proceed from one point to another
Verb
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
Verb
have a turn; make one's move in a game
Verb
give an incentive for action
Verb
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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Verb
arouse sympathy or compassion in
Verb
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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- agitate
- arouse
- assume
- beat
- bend
- bestride
- bob
- boil
- bolt
- bound
- brush
- buck
- budge
- bustle
- bustle about
- cant
- cant over
- careen
- chop
- churn
- click
- climb
- climb on
- close
- coggle
- come together
- course
- crash
- cringe
- cut
- cut to
- dance
- dawdle
- diverge
- dodge
- drop back
- duck
- ease up
- exit
- falter
- feed
- fidget
- flap
- flex
- flick
- flinch
- fling
- flip
- flow
- flurry
- flux
- fly
- funk
- get down
- get on
- get out
- give
- give way
- go out
- grab
- gravitate
- heave
- hit the deck
- hit the dirt
- hitch
- hop
- hop on
- hurl
- hurtle
- hustle
- jar
- jerk
- jolt
- jump
- jump off
- jump on
- lean
- leap
- leave
- linger
- list
- lunge
- lurch
- make way
- mill
- mill about
- mill around
- moil
- mope
- mope around
- mount
- mount up
- move back and forth
- move involuntarily
- move over
- move reflexively
- nod
- part
- pitch
- potter
- potter around
- pound
- propagate
- pulsate
- putter
- putter around
- quail
- quicken
- quiver
- reach
- reach out
- reciprocate
- recoil
- roil
- roll
- run
- sail
- sashay
- seesaw
- separate
- shake
- shift
- shrink
- sidle
- slant
- slip
- snap
- split
- spread
- spring
- squinch
- squirm
- start
- startle
- steal
- stir
- streak
- stretch
- stretch out
- strike
- strike out
- stumble
- swe
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Verb
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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- accompany
- advance
- angle
- arise
- ascend
- automobile
- back
- bang
- be adrift
- beetle
- belt along
- betake oneself
- billow
- blow
- bounce
- breeze
- bucket along
- cannonball along
- caravan
- career
- carry
- cast
- change
- circle
- circuit
- circulate
- come
- come down
- come up
- continue
- crank
- crawl
- creep
- cruise
- derail
- descend
- do
- drag
- draw
- draw back
- drift
- drive
- ease
- err
- fall
- ferry
- float
- flock
- fly
- follow
- forge
- get about
- get around
- ghost
- glide
- go around
- go by
- go down
- go forward
- go on
- go past
- go up
- hasten
- hie
- hiss
- hotfoot
- hurry
- hurtle
- island hop
- jounce
- journey
- jump
- lance
- lead
- lift
- lurch
- march on
- meander
- motor
- move around
- move back
- move on
- move up
- outflank
- overfly
- pace
- pan
- pass
- pass by
- pass on
- pass over
- pelt along
- play
- plough
- plow
- prance
- precede
- precess
- proceed
- progress
- propagate
- pull away
- pull back
- pursue
- push
- race
- raft
- ramble
- range
- recede
- repair
- resort
- retire
- retreat
- retrograde
- return
- ride
- rise
- roam
- roll
- round
- rove
- run
- rush
- rush along
- scramble
- seek
- shack
- shuttle
- sift
- sit
- ski
- slice into
- slice through
- slide
- slither
- snowshoe
- speed
- spirt
- spread
- spurt
- steam
Verb
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
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- advance
- agitate
- beat
- blow
- bowl over
- brandish
- bring down
- bring forward
- bring outside
- bring up
- bump around
- carry
- center
- centre
- change hands
- change owners
- channel
- channelise
- channelize
- chase away
- circulate
- commove
- crowd
- dandle
- depress
- deracinate
- direct
- disarrange
- disgorge
- dislocate
- dislodge
- dispel
- displace
- distribute
- disturb
- disunite
- divide
- drag
- draw
- drive
- drive away
- drive off
- drive out
- drop
- elevate
- engage
- expel
- exteriorize
- extirpate
- flap
- flick
- flourish
- fluctuate
- force
- force out
- funnel
- get down
- get up
- glide
- herd
- hit
- hustle
- impel
- jar
- kick out
- knock over
- lateralize
- launch
- lay
- let down
- lift
- lock
- lower
- luxate
- mesh
- mobilise
- mobilize
- operate
- overturn
- part
- pass around
- pass on
- place
- play
- pose
- position
- post
- pour
- press down
- propel
- pull
- pulse
- pump
- push
- put
- race
- raise
- raise up
- rake
- relocate
- reposition
- revolve
- riffle
- rock
- roll
- root out
- rouse
- rout out
- ruffle
- run
- run off
- rush
- saltate
- scan
- send
- separate
- set
- set in motion
- shake up
- shed
- shift
- ship
- singsong
- sink
- slide
- sling
- slip
- slop
- spill
- splatter
- splay
- squeeze
- station
- stir
- stir
Related
Verb
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
Verb
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Synonyms
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- acquit
- act on
- act superior
- aggress
- alternate
- antagonise
- antagonize
- anticipate
- approach
- assay
- attack
- attempt
- bear
- begin
- behave
- carry
- coact
- come close
- come forward
- come out
- come to the fore
- commit
- comport
- condescend
- conduct
- contend
- continue
- cope
- counter
- counteract
- court
- create
- dally
- dare
- deal
- deign
- deport
- descend
- dispatch
- disturb
- do well
- effect
- egotrip
- end up
- engage
- essay
- evade
- exert
- festinate
- fetch up
- finish
- finish up
- flirt
- force
- foresee
- forestall
- get around to
- get by
- go
- go about
- go ahead
- go along
- go off at half-cock
- go off half-cocked
- go on
- grapple
- guard
- had best
- hasten
- hold back
- hold off
- hurry
- interact
- interrupt
- keep
- land up
- look sharp
- lord it over
- lower oneself
- make a point
- make bold
- make do
- make out
- make sure
- manage
- maneuver
- manoeuver
- manoeuvre
- misbehave
- misconduct
- misdemean
- move
- offer
- oppose
- participate
- partner
- pay back
- perform
- perpetrate
- persist in
- play
- play it by ear
- plow ahead
- presume
- proceed
- prosecute
- pull
- pursue
- put on airs
- queen it over
- race
- rampage
- react
- reciprocate
- repay
- repeat
- respond
- reward
- roma
Verb
follow a procedure or take a course