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move vs beat

beat vs move

move and beat both are nouns.

move is not an adjective while beat is an adjective.

move and beat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
move Yes No Yes No
beat Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, beat is a hyponym of move; that is, beat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  • beat: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
Other hyponyms of move include move involuntarily, move reflexively, quicken, stretch, stretch out, click, flick, snap, bend, flex, propagate, spread, reach, reach out, potter, potter around, putter, putter around, dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, drop back, hit the deck, hit the dirt, gravitate, fly, ease up, give, give way, move over, yield, cut to, lurch, pitch, shift, jar, jolt, duck, bob, wallow, welter, squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe, coggle, wobble, sashay, sidle, sidle, sail, sweep, brush, sweep, waggle, wamble, chop, reciprocate, move back and forth, nod, pulsate, quiver, pound, thump, seesaw, teeter, totter, buck, hitch, jerk, cant, cant over, pitch, slant, tilt, careen, shift, tilt, wobble, boil, churn, moil, roil, slip, steal, agitate, shake, vibrate, jerk, twitch, flip, twitch, click, snap, agitate, budge, shift, stir, arouse, stir, dance, stumble, trip, falter, waver, flap, roll, undulate, wave, mill, mill about, mill around, turn, jump, start, startle, mope, mope around, bestride, climb on, get on, hop on, jump on, mount, mount up, climb, strike out, bound, jump, leap, spring, bolt, get down, assume, strike, take, take up, seesaw, exit, get out, go out, leave, part, separate, split, diverge, lean, list, tumble, whirl, whirl around, close, come together, bustle, bustle about, hustle, fidget, dawdle, linger, cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince, hurl, hurtle, lunge, thrust, swoop, flow, flux, course, feed, flow, run, flurry, streak, heave, crash, thunder, snap, flap, fling, hop, turn, dodge, dodge, throw, make way, dance, grab, cut, close, jump, jump off, leap, slip.
As verbs, beat is a hyponym of move; that is, beat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  • beat: move with a thrashing motion
Other hyponyms of move include mobilise, mobilize, relocate, dislocate, luxate, slip, splay, translate, place, post, send, station, agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex, channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport, funnel, brandish, flourish, wave, draw, pull, carry, transport, tug, disarrange, lay, place, pose, position, put, set, engage, lock, mesh, operate, impel, propel, launch, set in motion, roll, twine, wind, wrap, unroll, unwind, wind off, force, squeeze, wedge, work, disgorge, shed, spill, slop, spill, splatter, unseat, disunite, divide, part, separate, deracinate, extirpate, root out, uproot, depress, press down, lift, flick, riffle, ruffle, work, take back, center, centre, pump, scan, bump around, jar, shake up, dandle, revolve, roll, force, push, rock, sway, fluctuate, pulse, dislodge, reposition, shift, glide, stir, play, bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset, send, ship, transport, direct, send, transport, saltate, bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down, lift, raise, bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise, drop, sink, advance, bring forward, chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back, shift, transfer, displace, crowd, herd, circulate, circulate, distribute, pass around, pass on, drive out, force out, rouse, rout out, drive, race, rush, whoosh, woosh, pour, slip, bring outside, exteriorize, upstage, swing, turn, turn over, turn, turn, slide, run, whistle, flap, singsong, hustle, wash, rake, blow, drag, draw, pull, lateralize, translate, hit, strike, sling, change hands, change owners, transfer, expel, kick out, throw out.
move (noun) beat (noun)
the act of deciding to do something the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
the act of changing your residence or place of business a stroke or blow
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game a regular rate of repetition
a change of position that does not entail a change of location the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
the act of changing location from one place to another (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
the sound of stroke or blow
a regular route for a sentry or policeman
a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
move (adjective) beat (adjective)
very tired
move (verb) beat (verb)
be in a state of action wear out completely
go or proceed from one point to another be a mystery or bewildering to
progress by being changed come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting beat through cleverness and wit
have a turn; make one's move in a game hit repeatedly
give an incentive for action give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon stir vigorously
arouse sympathy or compassion in strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense shape by beating
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment make by pounding or trampling
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
dispose of by selling move rhythmically
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) sail with much tacking or with difficulty
follow a procedure or take a course move with a flapping motion
live one's life in a specified environment indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
move with a thrashing motion
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
make a rhythmic sound
make a sound like a clock or a timer
glare or strike with great intensity
avoid paying
be superior
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