Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Move \Move\, n.
   1. The act of moving; a movement.

   2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) The act of moving one of the
      pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of
      the game.

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

   {To make a move}.
      (a) To take some action.
      (b) To move a piece, as in a game.

   {To be on the move}, to bustle or stir about. [Colloq.]

Move \Move\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Moving}.] [OE. moven, OF. moveir, F. mouvoir, L. movere; cf.
   Gr. ? to change, exchange, go in or out, quit, Skr. m[=i]v,
   p. p. m[=u]ta, 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.

   2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) 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.

Move \Move\, 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.

            The foundations also of the hills moved and were
            shaken, because he was wroth.         --Ps. xviii.
                                                  7.

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

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

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

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

Source : WordNet®

move
     v 1: change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does
          your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by
          bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for
          the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an
          attempt to take it before night fell" [syn: {travel}, {go},
           {locomote}] [ant: {stay in place}]
     2: cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense;
        "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my
        money to another bank"; "The director moved more
        responsibilities onto his new assistant" [syn: {displace}]
     3: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational
        motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" [ant: {stand
        still}]
     4: change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We
        moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player
        moved from one team to another" [ant: {stay}]
     5: follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther
        in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go
        about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go
        through diplomatic channels" [syn: {go}, {proceed}]
     6: be in a state of action; "she is always moving" [syn: {be
        active}] [ant: {rest}]
     7: go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved
        from family values to the economy"
     8: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action);
        "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The
        governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny
        acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him
        with a wet towel" [syn: {act}] [ant: {refrain}]
     9: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child
        impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck
        me as odd" [syn: {affect}, {impress}, {strike}]
     10: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my
         career" [syn: {motivate}, {actuate}, {propel}, {prompt},
         {incite}]
     11: arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"
     12: dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the
         salesmen to move the computers"
     13: progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through
         several more drafts"; "run through your presentation
         before the meeting" [syn: {go}, {run}]
     14: live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in
         certain circles only"
     15: have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
         [syn: {go}]
     16: propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting [syn:
          {make a motion}]

move
     n 1: the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move
          to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
     2: the act of changing your residence or place of business;
        "they say that three moves equal one fire" [syn: {relocation}]
     3: a change of position that does not entail a change of
        location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his
        surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient
        move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" [syn: {motion},
         {movement}, {motility}]
     4: the act of changing location from one place to another;
        "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement
        of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him
        directly in my path" [syn: {motion}, {movement}]
     5: (game) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other
        permitted action