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move vs sail

sail vs move

move and sail both are nouns.

move and sail both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
move Yes No Yes No
sail Yes No Yes No
As verbs, sail is a hyponym of move; that is, sail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  • sail: move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
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, 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) sail (noun)
the act of deciding to do something an ocean trip taken for pleasure
the act of changing your residence or place of business a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game any structure that resembles a sail
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
the act of changing location from one place to another
move (verb) sail (verb)
be in a state of action travel on water propelled by wind
go or proceed from one point to another move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
progress by being changed travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting traverse or travel on (a body of water)
have a turn; make one's move in a game
give an incentive for action
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
arouse sympathy or compassion in
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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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