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moving |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Moving \Mov"ing\, a. 1. Changing place or posture; causing motion or action as a moving car or power. 2. Exciting movement of the mind; adapted to move the sympathies, passions, or affections; touching; pathetic; as a moving appeal. I sang an old moving story. --Coleridge. {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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Moving \Mov"ing\, n. The act of changing place or posture; esp., the act of changing one's dwelling place or place of business. {Moving day}, a day when one moves esp., a day when a large number of tenants change their dwelling place From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: moving adj 1: in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine" [ant: {nonmoving}] 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}] n : transportation of (household or office) belongings to a new address [syn: {relocation}]
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