move vs span

move and span both are nouns.

move and span both are verbs.

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

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

move: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
span: the act of sitting or standing astride

Other hyponyms of move include abduction, adduction, agitation, body English, circumduction, disturbance, fetal movement, foetal movement, dart, flit, gesture, headshake, headshaking, inclination, inclining, eversion, everting, inversion, inversion, upending, jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade, kick, kicking, kneel, kneeling, lurch, pitch, pitching, eye movement, opening, prostration, reach, reaching, stretch, reciprocation, reclining, retraction, retroflection, retroflexion, rotary motion, rotation, closing, shutting, sitting, posing, sitting, snap, squat, squatting, sweep, toss, quiver, quivering, vibration, wave, flicker, flutter, waver, standing, straddle, stroke, squirm, wiggle, wriggle, eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy.

move (noun)	span (noun)
the act of deciding to do something	the act of sitting or standing astride
the act of changing your residence or place of business	a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game	the distance or interval between two points
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
the act of changing location from one place to another	two items of the same kind
	the complete duration of something

move (verb)	span (verb)
be in a state of action	to cover or extend over an area or time period
go or proceed from one point to another
progress by being changed
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
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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