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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
moving adj 1: in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine" [ant: nonmoving, unmoving] 2: arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion; "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne [ant: unmoving] 3: used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion; "Her ambition was to be in moving pictures or `the movies'" [ant: still] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Move \Move\ (m[=oo]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moved (m[=oo]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. Moving.] [OE. moven, OF. moveir, F. mouvoir, L. movere; cf. Gr. 'amei`bein to change, exchange, go in or out, quit, Skr. m[imac]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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another on a playing board, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king. [1913 Webster] 3. To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence. [1913 Webster] Minds desirous of revenge were not moved with gold. --Knolles. [1913 Webster] No female arts his mind could move. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 4. To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion. --Shak. [1913 Webster] When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them. --Matt. ix. 36. [1913 Webster] [The use of images] in orations and poetry is to move pity or terror. --Felton. [1913 Webster] 5. To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to adjourn. [1913 Webster] Let me but move one question to your daughter. --Shak. [1913 Webster] They are to be blamed alike who move and who decline war upon particular respects. --Hayward. [1913 Webster] 6. To apply to, as for aid. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: To stir; agitate; trouble; affect; persuade; influence; actuate; impel; rouse; prompt; instigate; incite; induce; incline; propose; offer. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Moving \Mov"ing\, a. 1. Changing place or posture; causing motion or action; as, a moving car, or power. [1913 Webster] 2. Exciting movement of the mind or feelings; adapted to move the sympathies, passions, or affections; touching; pathetic; as, a moving appeal. [1913 Webster] I sang an old moving story. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] Moving force (Mech.), a force that accelerates, retards, or deflects the motion of a body. Moving plant (Bot.), a leguminous plant (Desmodium gyrans); -- so called because its leaflets have a distinct automatic motion. [1913 Webster] | ||
4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Moving \Mov"ing\, n. The act of changing place or posture; esp., the act of changing one's dwelling place or place of business. [1913 Webster] Moving day, a day when one moves; esp., a day when a large number of tenants change their dwelling place. [1913 Webster] | ||
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