move up vs locomote

move up and locomote both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
move up	No	No	Yes	No
locomote	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, locomote is a hypernym of move up; that is, locomote is a word with a broader meaning than move up:

Other hypernyms of move up include go, move, travel.

move up (verb)	locomote (verb)
move upward	change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
move to a better position in life or to a better job