Course vs Move - What's the difference?
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A sequence of events.
# A normal or customary sequence.
#* Shakespeare
#* Milton
# A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.
# Any ordered process or sequence or steps.
# A learning program, as in a school.
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# A stage of a meal.
# The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.
#* Bible, 2 Chron. viii. 14
A path that something or someone moves along.
# The itinerary of a race.
# A racecourse.
# The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse.
# (sports) The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.
# (golf) A golf course.
# (nautical) The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.
# (navigation) The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.
(nautical) The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
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A row or file of objects.
# (masonry) A row of bricks or blocks.
# (roofing) A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system.
# (textiles) In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows.
(music) A string on a lute.
(music) A pair of strings played together in some musical instruments, like the vihuela.
To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
* 2013 , Martina Hyde, Is the pope Catholic?'' (in ''The Guardian , 20 September 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/20/is-pope-catholic-atheists-gay-people-abortion]
To run through or over.
* Alexander Pope
To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
* Shakespeare
To cause to chase after or pursue game.
(colloquial)
To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
* 1839 , Denison Olmsted, A Compendium of Astronomy Page 95
To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter.
(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.
(intransitive, chess, and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.
(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.
(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.
To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
* Knolles
* Dryden
To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite, as an emotion.
* Bible, Matthew ix. 36
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.
* Shakespeare
* Hayward
(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:
(obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.
The act of moving; a movement.
An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
The event of changing one's residence.
A change in strategy.
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:
(board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.
As verbs the difference between course and move
is that course is while move is to change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.As a noun move is
the act of moving; a movement.course
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Noun
(en noun)- The course of true love never did run smooth.
- Day and night, / Seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost, / Shall hold their course .
The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
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- He appointed the courses of the priests.
Derived terms
* bird course * courseless * courselike * crash course * due course * let nature take its course * massive open online course (MOOC) * of course * off course * on courseVerb
- The oil coursed through the engine.
- Blood pumped around the human body courses throughout all its veins and arteries.
- He is a South American, so perhaps revolutionary spirit courses through Francis's veins. But what, pray, does the Catholic church want with doubt?
- The bounding steed courses the dusty plain.
- We coursed him at the heels.
- to course greyhounds after deer
Adverb
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* * 1000 English basic words ----move
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Alternative forms
* meve * (l) (obsolete) * (l)Verb
(mov)- A ship moves rapidly.
- I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, I was too lazy to move .
- 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 move in a matter
- Come on guys, let's move : there's work to do!
- I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.
- They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time.
- The rook moved from a8 to a6.
- My opponent's counter was moving much quicker round the board than mine.
- The waves moved the boat up and down.
- The horse moves a carriage.
- She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.
- This song moves me to dance.
- Minds desirous of revenge were not moved with gold.
- No female arts his mind could move .
- That book really moved me.
- When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them.
- I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.
- Let me but move one question to your daughter.
- They are to be blamed alike who move and who decline war upon particular respects.
- "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."
- (Shakespeare)
Synonyms
* actuate * affect * agitate * impel * incite * incline * induce * influence * instigate * offer * persuade * prompt * propose * rouse * stir * transfer * troubleDerived terms
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(en noun)- A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.
- He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.
- She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move .
- He can win a match with that one move .
- The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.
- They were pleased about their move to the country.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 .