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n.; pl. Movables 1. An article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture. [ Also spelled moveable. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Furnished with the most rich and princely movables. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Rom. Law) Property not attached to the soil. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The word is not convertible with personal property, since rents and similar incidents of the soil which are personal property by our law are immovables by the Roman law. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. OF. movable. See Move. ] 1. Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a movable steam engine. [ Also spelled moveable. ]
Syn. -- transferable, transferrable, transportable. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Changing from one time to another; as, movable feasts, i. e., church festivals, the date of which varies from year to year. [ 1913 Webster ]

Movable letter (Heb. Gram.), a letter that is pronounced, as opposed to one that is quiescent. --
Movable feast (Ecclesiastical), a holy day that changes date, depending on the lunar cycle. An example of such a day is Easter. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. The quality or state of being movable; mobility; susceptibility of motion. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a movable manner or condition. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly. [ 1913 Webster ]

The foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. Ps. xviii. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

On the green bank I sat and listened long, . . .
Nor till her lay was ended could I move. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Moved 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. mīv, p. p. mūta, 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 ]

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 ]

adj. movable.
Syn. -- , transferable, transferrable, transportable. [ WordNet 1.5 ]