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move

 
 
/muːv/ noun [C]

Definition

ACTION something that you do in order to achieve something or to make progress in a situation: "I've told her she's got to find somewhere else to live." "Good move!" The latest policies are clearly a move towards democracy. a good career move
NEW HOME/OFFICE when you go to live or work in a different place: The move will cost us a lot of money.
make a move to change from one place or position to another: He made a move as if to leave. UK informal to leave somewhere: I'd better make a move or I'll be late.
(Definition of move noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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