Move vs Bound - What's the difference?

Move is a synonym of bound.

In lang=en terms the difference between move and bound

is that move is to propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to adjourn while bound is to cause to leap.

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between move and bound

is that move is (obsolete) to apply to, as for aid while bound is (obsolete) ready, prepared.

As verbs the difference between move and bound

is that move is to change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another while bound is (bind) or bound can be to surround a territory or other geographical entity or bound can be to leap, move by jumping.

As nouns the difference between move and bound

is that move is the act of moving; a movement while bound is (often|used in plural) a boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory or bound can be a sizeable jump, great leap.

As an adjective bound is

(with infinitive) obliged (to) or bound can be (obsolete) ready, prepared.

move

English

Alternative forms

* meve * (l) (obsolete) * (l)

Verb

(mov)

To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.

A ship moves rapidly.

I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, I was too lazy to move .

* 1839 , Denison Olmsted, A Compendium of Astronomy Page 95

Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its motion.

To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter.

to move in a matter

Come on guys, let's move : there's work to do!

(senseid)To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.

I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.

They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time.

(intransitive, chess, and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.

The rook moved from a8 to a6.

My opponent's counter was moving much quicker round the board than mine.

(ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir.

The waves moved the boat up and down.

The horse moves a carriage.

(chess) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king.

She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.

To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.

This song moves me to dance.

* Knolles

Minds desirous of revenge were not moved with gold.

* Dryden

No female arts his mind could move .

To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite, as an emotion.

That book really moved me.

* Bible, Matthew ix. 36

When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them.

To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to adjourn.

I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.

* Shakespeare

Let me but move one question to your daughter.

* Hayward

They are to be blamed alike who move and who decline war upon particular respects.

(obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).

(obsolete) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.

* 1485 , Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur , Book VII:

"Sir," seyde Sir Boys, "ye nede nat to meve me of such maters, for well ye wote I woll do what I may to please you."

(obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.

(Shakespeare)

Synonyms

* actuate * affect * agitate * impel * incite * incline * induce * influence * instigate * offer * persuade * prompt * propose * rouse * stir * transfer * trouble

Derived terms

{{der3, move about , move along , move down , move house , move in , move into , move it , move on , move one's arse/move one's ass/move one's bum/move one's butt , move out , move over , move the deckchairs on the Titanic , move the goalposts , move the needle , move up , movable , movability , movableness , movably , movant , moveless , movelessly , movelessness , movement , movent , mover , movie , moving , movingly , movingness , remove}}

Noun

(en noun)

The act of moving; a movement.

A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.

An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.

He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.

A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.

She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move .

He can win a match with that one move .

The event of changing one's residence.

The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.

They were pleased about their move to the country.

A change in strategy.

I am worried about our boss's move .

It was a smart move to bring on a tall striker to play against the smaller defenders.

A transfer, a change from one employer to another.

* 2013 , Phil McNulty, "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23830980]", BBC Sport , 1 September 2013:

Robin van Persie squandered United's best chance late on but otherwise it was a relatively comfortable afternoon for Liverpool's new goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, who has yet to concede a Premier League goal since his £9m summer move from Sunderland.

(board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.

The best move of the game was when he sacrificed his rook in order to gain better possession.

It's your move ! Roll the dice!

If you roll a six, you can make two moves .

Synonyms

* (act of moving) * (moving to another place) removal, relocation

Derived terms

* camera move * get a move on * make a move * on the move

References

Statistics

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bound

English

Alternative forms

* bownd (archaic)

Etymology 1

See bind

Verb

(head)

(bind)

* {{quote-book, year=1905, author=

, title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“[…] Captain Markam had been found lying half-insensible, gagged and bound , on the floor of the sitting-room, his hands and feet tightly pinioned, and a woollen comforter wound closely round his mouth and neck?; whilst Mrs. Markham's jewel-case, containing valuable jewellery and the secret plans of Port Arthur, had disappeared. […]”}}

''I bound the splint to my leg.

''I had bound the splint with duct tape.

Adjective

(-)

(with infinitive) Obliged (to).

* {{quote-book, year=1905, author=

, title= , chapter=5 citation , passage=Then I had a good think on the subject of the hocussing of Cigarette, and I was reluctantly bound to admit that once again the man in the corner had found the only possible solution to the mystery.}}

(with infinitive) Very likely (to).

* , chapter=5

, title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose. And the queerer the cure for those ailings the bigger the attraction. A place like the Right Livers' Rest was bound to draw freaks, same as molasses draws flies.}}

(linguistics, of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word.

(mathematics, logic, of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier.

(dated) constipated; costive

Antonyms

* free

Derived terms

* bound to * I'll be bound

Etymology 2

From (etyl) bounde, from (etyl) bunne, from

Noun

(en noun)

(often, used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.

I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on.

Somewhere within these bounds you may find a buried treasure.

(mathematics) a value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values

Derived terms

* boundary * boundless * harmonic bounding * least upper bound * lower bound * metes and bounds * out of bounds * upper bound * within bounds

Verb

(en verb)

To surround a territory or other geographical entity.

''France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain.

''Kansas is bounded by Nebraska on the north, Missouri on the east, Oklahoma on the south and Colorado on the west.

(mathematics) To be the boundary of.

Derived terms

* unbound * unbounded

Etymology 3

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)

A sizeable jump, great leap.

''The deer crossed the stream in a single bound .

A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.

(dated) A bounce; a rebound.

the bound of a ball

(Johnson)

Derived terms

* by leaps and bounds

Verb

(en verb)

To leap, move by jumping.

''The rabbit bounded down the lane.

To cause to leap.

to bound a horse

(Shakespeare)

(dated) To rebound; to bounce.

a rubber ball bounds on the floor

(dated) To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.

to bound a ball on the floor

Derived terms

* rebound

Etymology 4

Alteration of boun , with -d partly for euphonic effect and partly by association with Etymology 1, above.

Adjective

(en adjective)

(obsolete) ready, prepared.

ready, able to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).

''Which way are you bound ?

''Is that message bound for me?

Derived terms

* -bound * bound for

Statistics

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