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move vs fall

fall vs move

move and fall both are nouns.

move and fall both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
move Yes No Yes No
fall Yes No Yes No
As verbs, fall is a hyponym of move; that is, fall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  • fall: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Other hyponyms of move include circulate, go around, spread, carry, ease, whish, float, swap, seek, whine, fly, ride, come, ghost, betake oneself, overfly, pass over, travel, wend, do, raft, get about, get around, repair, resort, cruise, journey, travel, come, come up, round, trundle, push, travel purposefully, swing, cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander, take the air, walk, meander, thread, wander, weave, wind, forge, spirt, spurt, crawl, creep, scramble, slide, slither, roll, wheel, glide, bounce, jounce, breeze, be adrift, blow, drift, float, play, float, swim, swim, walk, move around, turn, circle, slice into, slice through, drift, err, stray, run, step, drive, motor, automobile, ski, fly, wing, steam, steamer, tram, taxi, ferry, caravan, ride, sit, prance, swim, arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise, ascend, go up, come down, descend, go down, crank, zigzag, follow, travel along, advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress, draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw, retrograde, continue, go forward, move ahead, proceed, back, pan, follow, lead, precede, follow, pursue, return, derail, jump, flock, accompany, billow, circulate, circle, angle, pass, go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by, hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip, speed, zoom, drive, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, shack, trail, shuttle, hiss, whoosh, whisk, career, circuit, lance, go around, outflank, propagate, draw, change, transfer, swash, pace, step, tread, step, hurtle, retreat, whistle, island hop, plough, plow, lurch, sift, drag, run, bang, precess, move around, travel, ride, snowshoe, beetle.
move (noun) fall (noun)
the act of deciding to do something a sudden drop from an upright position
the act of changing your residence or place of business the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
a change of position that does not entail a change of location a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
the act of changing location from one place to another a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
a movement downward
a downward slope or bend
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
the time of day immediately following sunset
move (verb) fall (verb)
be in a state of action occur at a specified time or place
go or proceed from one point to another decrease in size, extent, or range
progress by being changed pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting be born, used chiefly of lambs
have a turn; make one's move in a game come out; issue
give an incentive for action assume a disappointed or sad expression
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon begin vigorously
arouse sympathy or compassion in come as if by falling
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion be cast down
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense go as if by falling
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment fall or flow in a certain way
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
dispose of by selling move in a specified direction
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
follow a procedure or take a course slope downward
live one's life in a specified environment drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
lose an upright position suddenly
to be given by assignment or distribution
be captured
fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
come into the possession of
to be given by right or inheritance
be inherited by
lose office or power
yield to temptation or sin
suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
lose one's chastity
die, as in battle or in a hunt
be due
come under, be classified or included
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
fall from clouds
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