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move vs fly

fly vs move

move and fly both are nouns.

move is not an adjective while fly is an adjective.

move and fly both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
move Yes No Yes No
fly Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, fly is a hyponym of move; that is, fly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  • fly: move quickly or suddenly
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, 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, beat, pulsate, quiver, beat, 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, beat, flap, fling, hop, turn, dodge, dodge, throw, make way, dance, grab, cut, close, jump, jump off, leap, slip.
As verbs, fly is a hyponym of move; that is, fly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  • fly: be dispersed or disseminated
Other hyponyms of move include circulate, go around, spread, carry, ease, whish, float, swap, seek, whine, 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, 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, fall, go down, fall, 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, fall, drag, run, bang, precess, move around, travel, ride, snowshoe, beetle.
move (noun) fly (noun)
the act of deciding to do something (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
the act of changing your residence or place of business two-winged insects characterized by active flight
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
a change of position that does not entail a change of location flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
the act of changing location from one place to another fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
move (adjective) fly (adjective)
(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
move (verb) fly (verb)
be in a state of action decrease rapidly and disappear
go or proceed from one point to another change quickly from one emotional state to another
progress by being changed transport by aeroplane
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting hit a fly
have a turn; make one's move in a game travel through the air; be airborne
give an incentive for action operate an airplane
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon move quickly or suddenly
arouse sympathy or compassion in run away quickly
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense travel in an airplane
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment pass away rapidly
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically cause to fly or float
dispose of by selling be dispersed or disseminated
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) display in the air or cause to float
follow a procedure or take a course
live one's life in a specified environment
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