'To be on the move' definitions:
Definition of 'To be on the move'
From: GCIDE
- Move \Move\, n.
- 1. The act of moving; a movement. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) The act of moving one of the pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of the game; also, the opportunity or obligation to so move a piece; one's turn; as, you can only borrow from the bank in Monopoly when it's your move. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 3. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose. [1913 Webster]
- To make a move. (a) To take some action toward a goal, usually one involving interaction with other people. (b) To move a piece, as in a game.
- To be on the move, to bustle or stir about. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster +PJC]
Words containing 'To be on the move'
- Move,
- Moved,
- Moving,
- Movingly,
- move in,
- move in on,
- move into,
- move on,
- move out,
- move over,
- move through,
- move up,
- moving in,
- on the move,
- Moving day,
- Moving force,
- Moving picture,
- Moving plant,
- To make a move,
- To move against time,
- chess move,
- false move,
- first move,
- get moving,
- move around,
- move away,
- move back,
- move involuntarily,
- move reflexively,
- moving company,
- moving expense,
- moving ridge,
- moving spirit,
- moving staircase,
- moving stairway,
- moving van,
- opening move,
- Self-moved,
- Self-moving,
- forward-moving,
- inward-moving,
- move back and forth,
- outward-moving,
- slow-moving,
- moving-coil galvanometer,
- moving-picture show