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Glass really rewards risk. A lot of times with glass, you're just waiting for the piece to cool down or for some temperature to adjust, and there's split seconds where you've got a fraction of a second where you get to make a move a particular way, and you don't get to repeat it if you do it wrong.
Jim McKelvey

Meaning of "make a move" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAKE A MOVE

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WHAT DOES MAKE A MOVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of make a move in the English dictionary

The definition of make a move in the dictionary is to take even the slightest action.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAKE A MOVE

make a difference
make a hames of
make a hare of someone
make a hash of
make a hit with
make a hole in
make a horlicks
make a long arm
make a meal of
make a mountain out of a molehill
make a muck of
make a night of it
make a noise
make a pig of oneself
make a pig´s ear of
make a pitch for
make a play for
make a point of
make a production out of
make a thing of

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAKE A MOVE

amove
career move
commove
countermove
emmove
emove
false move
key move
make one´s move
mismove
move
on the move
outmove
premove
remove
sealed move
transmove

Synonyms and antonyms of make a move in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MAKE A MOVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «make a move» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of make a move

Translation of «make a move» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAKE A MOVE

Find out the translation of make a move to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of make a move from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «make a move» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使一招
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacer un movimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

make a move
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक चाल बनाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اتخاذ خطوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сделать ход
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fazer um movimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি পদক্ষেপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire un geste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buat satu langkah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einen Schritt machen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

行動を起こす
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이동 을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggawe pamindhahan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thực hiện một động thái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक हालचाल करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hareket et
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fare una mossa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wykonać ruch
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зробити хід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

face o mutare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάνει μια κίνηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

´n skuif
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

göra ett drag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjøre et trekk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of make a move

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE A MOVE»

The term «make a move» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.638 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE A MOVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «make a move» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «make a move» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about make a move

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4 QUOTES WITH «MAKE A MOVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word make a move.
1
Jim McKelvey
Glass really rewards risk. A lot of times with glass, you're just waiting for the piece to cool down or for some temperature to adjust, and there's split seconds where you've got a fraction of a second where you get to make a move a particular way, and you don't get to repeat it if you do it wrong.
2
Alex Meraz
I can be a horrible actor, but I make a move that makes a money I'm secured a job.
3
Walt Mossberg
Whether you are a consumer, a hardware maker, a software developer or a provider of cool new services, it's hard to make a move in the American cellphone world without the permission of the companies that own the pipes.
4
Christian Slater
If I make a move, like raise my eyebrows, some critic says I'm doing Nicholson. What am I supposed to do, cut off my eyebrows?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAKE A MOVE»

Discover the use of make a move in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to make a move and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Transitions from Authoritarian Rule: Comparative Perspectives
Let k be the number of actors necessary and sufficient to make a move toward liberalization successful. The strategic situation is then as follows. If I move and fewer than (k - 1 ) others join, then I am likely to suffer unpleasant consequences.
Guillermo O’Donnell, Philippe C. Schmitter, Laurence Whitehead, 1986
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Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems: ...
To be able to reason about what causes a node to make a move we note that a locally stable node v can only become privileged and make a new move if one of its neighbors x first makes a move. If this is the first move among the neighbors of  ...
Ajoy K. Datta, Maria Gradinariu, 2006
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The Ethics of Technological Risk
The expectations of these two prospects are equal. But B's ideal advisor follows P , which says that you should be risk-averse towards well-being. Hence, if B ever gets a chance to make a move, he should move down. Consider A now, who will  ...
Lotte Asveld, Sabine Roeser, 2012
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Every Move You Make
Until you feel safe, you really can't make a move in life; you're paralyzed. That's why it's important to focus on your center when you do the Moving Affirmations—it will help you enhance the fluidity of your movements and bolster your energy.
Nikki Winston, 2003
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Living with a Long-term Illness: The Facts
Planning well ahead of time could make a move easier. Keeping an eye on the local housing market could give you an idea of what more suitable housing might be available. If you have lived in your present home for some years, you will ...
Frankie Campling, Michael Sharpe, 2006
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Making the Big Move: How to Transform Relocation Into a ...
Explores what moving means to individuals and turning the move into a positive, productive, and enriching experience
Cathy Goodwin, 1999
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Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Polish with CD-ROM: ...
D przeprowadzka 3 make a move a to change from one place or position to another: He made a move as if to leave. D zrobié ruch [1 UK informal to leave somewhere: I'd better make a move or I 'll be late. D zbierac' sie (do wyjscia) IDIOM get ...
Cambridge University Press, 2011
8
Mathematical Circles: (Russian Experience)
The player who cannot make a move loses. 30. A pawn is placed in each of the three leftmost squares of a 1 x 20 table. A move consists of shifting any of the pawns to the neighboring square on the right if it is free. If this neighboring square is ...
Sergeĭ Aleksandrovich Genkin, Dmitriĭ Vladimirovich Fomin
9
Crucial Readings in Functional Grammar
Let us assume that in a given discourse context a speaker makes a decision to make a move, and chooses to employ linguistic means in order to carry out that move. The speaker then plans his move by specifying one or more discourse acts  ...
Matthew Anstey, Matthew P. Anstey, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, 2005
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Psychological Investigations: A Clinician's Guide to Social ...
I know this is central to how you build the group, and I guess, though I understand and follow it at one level, I want to understand better what you're doing when you make a move like that. Fred: What I'm struck by is that you make it seem as if ...
Lois Holzman, Rafael Mendez, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAKE A MOVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term make a move is used in the context of the following news items.
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Arsenal set to make a move for Barcelona's 'new Busquets …
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is reported to have tabled a 'significant' bid to sign Barcelona's young midfielder Oriol Busquets, says ... «TheSportsCampus.com, Jul 15»
2
Arsenal Transfer News: Big Bid Made for France International Striker …
If Mathieu Flamini leaves – reports suggest the midfielder has agreed a deal with Galatasaray – then Wenger is likely to make a move for ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
3
Spurs unlikely to make a move for England youth international …
The Tottenham rumor mill was all a-twitter this weekend with reports that Spurs might be interested in moving for West Bromwich Albion forward ... «Cartilage Free Captain, Jul 15»
4
Could Chelsea make a move to sign Pedro? / Sunday World
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has suggested he has no interest in signing Barcelona's Pedro - but that could change if he succeeds in ... «Sunday World, Jul 15»
5
Arsenal are plotting a move for Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre …
... with Arsenal planning to mount a title challenge next season, Wenger could yet make a move during the later stages of the transfer window. «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
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'It felt like the right time to make a move' for Penzance jewellery …
St Justin marketing manager Wayne Hutchings and operations manager Alison Thomas at their new store in the Wharfside Shopping Centre, ... «The Cornishman, Jul 15»
7
Helping pets handle the stress of a move
WASHINGTON — Summer is a good time for vacations, and it is also a popular time for families to make a move to a new home or apartment. «WTOP, Jul 15»
8
2015 British Open: Who could make a move in Round 2?
Are you guys ready for the rest of a rainy and windy Friday? It's going to be, as one friend who's at St. Andrews put it, "zany." Phil Mickelson said ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
9
Blue Jays Trade Rumors: Toronto unlikely to make a move
The MLB trade deadline is approaching, but the Toronto Blue Jays might end up staying quiet despite all the noise at the moment. «FanSided, Jul 15»
10
Christian Benteke to Liverpool: Reds trigger £32.5m release clause …
... met to make a decision on a move for Benteke, with manager Brendan Rodgers receiving the green light to make a move should he see fit. «The Independent, Jul 15»

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