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make a moveTo initiate a conversation or perform an action intended to engage the willing attention of a person in whom one has a romantic or sexual interest.Rate it:

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make forTo move towards.Rate it:

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make headwayTo progress; to move forward.Rate it:

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make one's wayTo move forward, usually toward a destination or goal, physically or conceptually.Rate it:

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marche ou crèvemove/walk or expireRate it:

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mill aboutTo move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area.Rate it:

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mill aroundTo move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area.Rate it:

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motor effectTendency of a wire carrying an electric current in a magnetic field to move.Rate it:

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mouse overTo move a computer mouse pointer over.Rate it:

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moveA moving company nameRate it:

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move aboutTo move from place to place.Rate it:

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move alongTo continue without being distracted; to keep going.Rate it:

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move downUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see move,‎ down.Rate it:

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move downTo demoteRate it:

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move downto be demotedRate it:

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move forwardUsed other than as an idiom: see move, forward.Rate it:

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move forwardTo progress, modernizeRate it:

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move heaven and earthTo do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes.Rate it:

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move houseTo change one's place of residence.Rate it:

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move inTo start living or working in a new place; to transport one's belongings to a new home or workplace; to make one's home or workplace into a suitable environment.Rate it:

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move in onTo come closer to, as if to catch or hunt.Rate it:

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move in onTo encroach or prepare to take over.Rate it:

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move itTo hurry; to hurry up.Rate it:

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move mountainsTo make every possible effort in order to achieve something.Rate it:

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move onTo leave somewhere for another place.Rate it:

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move onTo start dealing with something else.Rate it:

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move one's bodyTo dance.Rate it:

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move outTo vacate one's place of residence.Rate it:

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move overTo move so as to free up space.Rate it:

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move the goal postsTo unilaterally change the rules, or terms of an agreement, especially in an unfair or underhand way.Rate it:

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move the goalpostsTo alter the agreed basis, scope, standards or target of a procedure or task during its course, especially to do so to someone's advantage.Rate it:

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move the needleTo change a situation to a noticeable degree.Rate it:

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move the yardsticksTo make progress, as used in political and corporate venues to express proactive actions.Rate it:

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move through the gearsTo gradually increase speed or output.Rate it:

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move upTo move higher. To be promoted. To pass to a higher level.Rate it:

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move upTo move one's position to allow others to occupy a place.Rate it:

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move upTo put something higher or further. To promote, put onto a higher level. To raise, put onto a higher place. To put higher on a list.Rate it:

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nos van a dar las uvasget a move on; hurry up; chop chopRate it:

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one sideYou should move to one side and allow me to go through the passageway you are blocking.Rate it:

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pack upTo move one's residence.Rate it:

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pass throughTo make something move through something else.Rate it:

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peas and carrotsa phrase used by actors in background scenes that is either verbally said or mouthed to other actors so that their lips moveRate it:

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peel awayTo separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.Rate it:

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peel offTo separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.Rate it:

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peg outTo move one's peg to the last position on the pegboard, and thus win. [from 19th c.]Rate it:

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pip to the postto overcome a prominent competitor, gaining his position, especially by making a smart sudden move.Rate it:

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Play it by EarTo take ones next move when one is already faced with a situation, to devise or improvise thingsRate it:

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plough throughTo forcefully make a passage to move through.Rate it:

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plow throughTo forcefully make a passage to move through.Rate it:

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poke alongTo move along very slowly.Rate it:

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