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"word": "move out to move up"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 5 26 26 21 21",
"word": "move up in the world"
},
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"word": "piggy move up"
}
],
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"form": "moves up",
"tags": [
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},
{
"form": "moving up",
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"participle",
"present"
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{
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{
"ref": "1951, Herman Wouk, chapter 11, in The Caine Mutiny, Boston: Little, Brown, published 2018",
"text": "[…] Queeg was obtaining a command for which he was rather young. “They’re moving you fellows up now pretty fast.”",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 10, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Random House, page 61",
"text": "We were moved up a grade because our teachers thought we country children would make our classmates feel inferior―and we did.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To put (something) higher or further.",
"To promote, put onto a higher level."
],
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"(transitive) To put (something) higher or further.",
"(transitive) To promote, put onto a higher level."
],
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},
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"glosses": [
"To put (something) higher or further.",
"To raise, put onto a higher place."
],
"id": "en-move_up-en-verb-8sPcLqRi",
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"(transitive) To put (something) higher or further.",
"(transitive) To raise, put onto a higher place."
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"glosses": [
"To put (something) higher or further.",
"To put higher on a list."
],
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"(transitive) To put (something) higher or further.",
"(transitive) To put higher on a list."
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},
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"word": "move back"
}
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"text": "The meeting was moved up to Tuesday.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1988, Anne Tyler, chapter 3, in Breathing Lessons, Penguin, page 108",
"text": "“She’s upset she has to walk me down the aisle,” Serena told Maggie.\n“Oh if only your uncle Maynard would come and do it instead!” Anita cried. “Maybe we should move the wedding up a week and give him another chance […]”",
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"To reschedule (something) to an earlier date or time."
],
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"(transitive, US) To reschedule (something) to an earlier date or time."
],
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"word": "move forward"
}
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"glosses": [
"To move higher.",
"To be promoted."
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"id": "en-move_up-en-verb-AVFPAho-",
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"(intransitive) To move higher.",
"To be promoted."
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"glosses": [
"To move higher.",
"To pass to a higher level."
],
"id": "en-move_up-en-verb-AiGiiASD",
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"(intransitive) To move higher.",
"To pass to a higher level."
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"text": "Can you move up to the next seat so we can sit together, please?",
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{
"ref": "2020 June 3, Philip Haigh, “Who can clean up Manchester's mess?”, in Rail, page 43",
"text": "\"It's hard to articulate how tightly packed we have become accustomed to - [...] 'Move up, we need to get one more in.' The only picture I can paint is that it is often not possible to reach into my jacket pocket to retrieve my mobile phone, because I cannot raise my arms. Sardines enjoy more space.\"",
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"To move one's position to allow others to occupy a place."
],
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"(intransitive) To move one's position to allow others to occupy a place."
],
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"word": "move over"
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"To move forward (especially when waiting in a queue / line)."
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"(intransitive) To move forward (especially when waiting in a queue / line)."
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],
"word": "move up"
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},
{
"word": "move up in the world"
},
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"ref": "1951, Herman Wouk, chapter 11, in The Caine Mutiny, Boston: Little, Brown, published 2018",
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},
{
"ref": "1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 10, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Random House, page 61",
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"To promote, put onto a higher level."
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"(transitive) To put (something) higher or further.",
"(transitive) To promote, put onto a higher level."
],
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"transitive"
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"English transitive verbs"
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"To put (something) higher or further.",
"To raise, put onto a higher place."
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]
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"(transitive) To put (something) higher or further.",
"(transitive) To raise, put onto a higher place."
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"English transitive verbs"
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"To put (something) higher or further.",
"To put higher on a list."
],
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"(transitive) To put (something) higher or further.",
"(transitive) To put higher on a list."
],
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},
{
"ref": "1988, Anne Tyler, chapter 3, in Breathing Lessons, Penguin, page 108",
"text": "“She’s upset she has to walk me down the aisle,” Serena told Maggie.\n“Oh if only your uncle Maynard would come and do it instead!” Anita cried. “Maybe we should move the wedding up a week and give him another chance […]”",
"type": "quotation"
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"To reschedule (something) to an earlier date or time."
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"(transitive, US) To reschedule (something) to an earlier date or time."
],
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"To move higher.",
"To be promoted."
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"promote"
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"(intransitive) To move higher.",
"To be promoted."
],
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},
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"English intransitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To move higher.",
"To pass to a higher level."
],
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"(intransitive) To move higher.",
"To pass to a higher level."
],
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"text": "Can you move up to the next seat so we can sit together, please?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2020 June 3, Philip Haigh, “Who can clean up Manchester's mess?”, in Rail, page 43",
"text": "\"It's hard to articulate how tightly packed we have become accustomed to - [...] 'Move up, we need to get one more in.' The only picture I can paint is that it is often not possible to reach into my jacket pocket to retrieve my mobile phone, because I cannot raise my arms. Sardines enjoy more space.\"",
"type": "quotation"
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"To move one's position to allow others to occupy a place."
],
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"(intransitive) To move one's position to allow others to occupy a place."
],
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"word": "move over"
}
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"glosses": [
"To move forward (especially when waiting in a queue / line)."
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"(intransitive) To move forward (especially when waiting in a queue / line)."
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"word": "move up"
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