move vs return

move and return both are nouns.

move and return both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
move	Yes	No	Yes	No
return	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, return is a hyponym of move; that is, return is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:

move: the act of changing location from one place to another
return: the act of going back to a prior location

Other hyponyms of move include approach, approaching, coming, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression, locomotion, travel, lunge, lurch, travel, traveling, travelling, chase, following, pursual, pursuit, ascending, ascension, ascent, rise, descent, swing, swinging, vacillation, coast, glide, slide, slippage, flow, stream, crawl, hurrying, speed, speeding, displacement, translation, shift, shifting, haste, hurry, rush, rushing, maneuver, manoeuvre, play, migration.

As verbs, return is a hyponym of move; that is, return is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:

move: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
return: go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

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, 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, 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)	return (noun)
the act of deciding to do something	the act of going back to a prior location
the act of changing your residence or place of business	a coming to or returning home
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game	getting something back again
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
the act of changing location from one place to another	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
	a reciprocal group action
	the act of someone appearing again
	the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
	document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
	happening again (especially at regular intervals)
	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

move (verb)	return (verb)
be in a state of action	go back to a previous state
go or proceed from one point to another	be restored
progress by being changed	go back to something earlier
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting	answer back
have a turn; make one's move in a game	submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
give an incentive for action	pass down
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon	make a return
arouse sympathy or compassion in	give or supply
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion	go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense	return to a previous position; in mathematics
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment	bring back to the point of departure
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically	pay back
dispose of by selling	return in kind
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)	give back
follow a procedure or take a course	be inherited by
live one's life in a specified environment	elect again

move vs return

move and return both are nouns.

move and return both are verbs.

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