Hypernyms for "move"

More general terms or categories

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conduct contend continue cope counter counteract course court crank crash crawl create creep cringe crowd cruise cut cut to dally dance dandle dare dart dawdle deal deign demarche deport depress deracinate derail descend descent direct disarrange disgorge dislocate dislodge dispatch dispel displace displacement distribute disturb disturbance disunite diverge divide do do well dodge drag draw draw back drift drive drive away drive off drive out drop drop back duck ease ease up effect egotrip elevate embark end up engage engrave err essay eurhythmics eurhythmy eurythmics eurythmy evacuate evade eversion everting exert exit expel exteriorize extirpate eye movement fall falter feed ferry festinate fetal movement fetch up fidget finish finish up flap flex flick flicker flinch fling flip flirt flit float flock flourish flow fluctuate flurry flutter flux fly foetal movement follow following force force out foresee forestall forge forward motion funk funnel gesture get about get around get around to get by get down get on get out get up ghost give give way glide go go about go across go ahead go along go around go by go down go forward go off at half-cock go off half-cocked go on go out go past go through go up grab grapple gravitate guard had best haste hasten headshake headshaking heave herd hie hiss hit hit home hit the deck hit the dirt hitch hold back hold off hop hop on hotfoot hurl hurry hurrying hurtle hustle impel impress inclination inclining infect ingrain instill interact interrupt inversion island hop jar jerk jerking jolt jounce journey jump jump off jump on keep kick kick out kicking kneel kneeling knock over lance land up lapse lateralize launch lay lead lean leap leave let down lift linger list lock locomotion look sharp lord it over lower lower oneself lunge lurch luxate make a point make bold make do make out make sure make way manage maneuver manoeuver manoeuvre march on meander mesh migrate migration mill mill about mill around misbehave misconduct misdemean mobilise mobilize moil mope mope around motor mount mount up move move around move back move back and forth move in move involuntarily move on move out move over move reflexively move up nod offer onward motion open opening operate oppose outflank overfly overspill overturn pace pan part participate partner pass pass around pass by pass on pass over pay back pelt along perform perpetrate persist in pierce pitch pitching place play play it by ear plough plow plow ahead pose posing position post potter potter around pound pour prance precede precess press down presume proceed procession progress progression propagate propel prosecute prostration pull pull away pull back pulsate pulse pump pursual pursue pursuit push put put on airs putter putter around quail queen it over quicken quiver quivering race raft raise raise up rake ramble rampage range reach reach out reaching react recede reciprocate reciprocation reclining recoil relocate repair repay repeat reposition resort respond retire retraction retreat retroflection retroflexion retrograde return revolve reward ride riffle rise roam rock roil roll romance root out rotary motion rotation round rouse rout out rove ruff ruffle run run off rush rush along rushing saccade sadden sail saltate sashay satisfice satisfise scan scramble scroll seek seesaw send separate serve set set about set in motion shack shake shake up shed shift shifting ship shrink shutting shuttle sidle sift singsong sink sit sitting ski slant slice into slice through slide sling slip slippage slither slop smite snap sneak snowshoe solicit span speed speeding spill spirt splatter splay split spread spring spurt squat squatting squeeze squinch squirm stalemate stampede standing start startle station steal steam steamer steamroll steamroller step step forward step on it step to the fore step up stir stir up stoop straddle stray streak stream stretch stretch out strike strike a chord strike a note strike dumb strike home strike out stroke stumble surpass surprise swan swap swash sway sweep sweep away sweep off swim swing swinging swoop tactical maneuver tactical manoeuvre take take back take care take down take over take part take the air take time by the forelock take turns take up taxi teeter thread throw throw out thrust thump thunder tilt tip over toss totter touch toy trail tram tramp transfer translate translation transmigrate transmit transport travel travel along travel by travel purposefully travel rapidly traveling travelling tread trip trip the light fantastic trip the light fantastic toe trouble trump trundle try tug tumble tump over turn turn back turn over twine twist twitch undulate unroll unseat unwind upending uprise uproot upset upstage use vacillation vagabond venture vex vibrate vibration volunteer waggle wait walk wallow wamble wander wash wave waver weave wedge welter wend wheel whine whirl whirl around whish whisk whistle whoosh wiggle wince wind wind off wind up wing withdraw wobble woo woosh 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What are hypernyms?

Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.

Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.