span vs move

span and move both are nouns.

span and move both are verbs.

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

As nouns, move is a hypernym of span; that is, move is a word with a broader meaning than span:

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

Other hypernyms of span include motility, motion, movement.

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

span (verb)	move (verb)
to cover or extend over an area or time period	be in a state of action
	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

Difference between span and move

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