move
move is a valid 4-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
What does move mean?
Give an incentive for action.
“This moved me to sacrifice my career”
Follow a procedure or take a course.
Progress by being changed.
Propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting.
Arouse sympathy or compassion in.
“Her fate moved us all”
Change residence, affiliation, or place of employment.
“We moved from Idaho to Nebraska”
“The basketball player moved from one team to another”
Dispose of by selling.
“The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers”
Go or proceed from one point to another.
“the debate moved from family values to the economy”
Live one's life in a specified environment.
“she moves in certain circles only”
Be in a state of action.
Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.
“He moved his hand slightly to the right”
Change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.
“The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell”
Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.
“The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant”
Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).
“We must move quickly”
Have a turn; make one's move in a game.
Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.
A change of position that does not entail a change of location.
“movement is a sign of life”
“an impatient move of his hand”
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game.
The act of deciding to do something.
“he didn't make a move to help”
“his first move was to hire a lawyer”
The act of changing location from one place to another.
“the movement of people from the farms to the cities”
“his move put him directly in my path”
The act of changing your residence or place of business.
“they say that three moves equal one fire”