sell vs move

sell and move both are nouns.

sell and move both are verbs.

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

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

sell: exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
move: dispose of by selling

Other hyponyms of sell include clear, negociate, scalp, bootleg, sell short, remainder, resell, syndicate, deaccession, sell off, fob off, foist off, palm off, realise, realize, auction, auction off, auctioneer, retail, wholesale, sacrifice, dump, underprice, undercut, undersell, dispose, prostitute.

sell (noun)	move (noun)
the activity of persuading someone to buy	the act of deciding to do something
	the act of changing your residence or place of business
	(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
	a change of position that does not entail a change of location
	the act of changing location from one place to another

sell (verb)	move (verb)
persuade somebody to accept something	be in a state of action
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent	go or proceed from one point to another
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood	progress by being changed
give up for a price or reward	propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
deliver to an enemy by treachery	have a turn; make one's move in a game
be sold at a certain price or in a certain way	give an incentive for action
be responsible for the sale of	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
be approved of or gain acceptance	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

Difference between sell and move

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