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move vs reach

reach vs move

move and reach both are nouns.

move and reach both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
move Yes No Yes No
reach Yes No Yes No
As nouns, reach is a hyponym of move; that is, reach is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
  • reach: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
As verbs, reach is a hyponym of move; that is, reach is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  • reach: move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
Other hyponyms of move include move involuntarily, move reflexively, quicken, stretch, stretch out, click, flick, snap, bend, flex, propagate, spread, 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, 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.
move (noun) reach (noun)
the act of deciding to do something the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
the act of changing your residence or place of business an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game the limit of capability
a change of position that does not entail a change of location the limits within which something can be effective
the act of changing location from one place to another
move (verb) reach (verb)
be in a state of action be in or establish communication with
go or proceed from one point to another to exert much effort or energy
progress by being changed move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
have a turn; make one's move in a game reach a destination, either real or abstract
give an incentive for action reach a goal
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon place into the hands or custody of
arouse sympathy or compassion in to gain with effort
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion to extend as far as
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
dispose of by selling
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
follow a procedure or take a course
live one's life in a specified environment
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