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move vs stretch

stretch vs move

move and stretch both are nouns.

move is not an adjective while stretch is an adjective.

move and stretch both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
move Yes No Yes No
stretch Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, stretch is a hyponym of move; that is, stretch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
  • stretch: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
As verbs, stretch is a hyponym of move; that is, stretch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  • stretch: extend one's body or limbs
Other hyponyms of move include move involuntarily, move reflexively, quicken, 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, 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) stretch (noun)
the act of deciding to do something exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
the act of changing your residence or place of business the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
a change of position that does not entail a change of location a straightaway section of a racetrack
the act of changing location from one place to another the capacity for being stretched
a large and unbroken expanse or distance
an unbroken period of time during which you do something
move (adjective) stretch (adjective)
easily stretched
having an elongated seating area
move (verb) stretch (verb)
be in a state of action extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
go or proceed from one point to another extend one's body or limbs
progress by being changed become longer by being stretched and pulled
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting make long or longer by pulling and stretching
have a turn; make one's move in a game extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
give an incentive for action increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
arouse sympathy or compassion in pull in opposite directions
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense lie down comfortably
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment occupy a large, elongated area
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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