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move collapse: the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"; (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game; the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire"; go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"; progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"; propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting; have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"; arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"; move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"; cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"; change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"; dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers"; live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only"

discriminate collapse: marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people"; noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument"; recognize or perceive the difference; distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"; treat differently on the basis of sex or race

specify collapse: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"; be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"; determine the essential quality of

transmit collapse: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"

ignite collapse: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"

transplant collapse: the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location; "the transplant did not flower until the second year"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for families"; "she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation"; an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant"; "the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent"; "a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago"; place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient; lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants"; be transplantable; "These delicate plants do not transplant easily"

hold over collapse: intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"; continue a term of office past the normal period of time; keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time

insulate collapse: protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"

vest collapse: a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat; clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes; clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments; become legally vested; "The property vests in the trustees"; place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons; "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons"

outcrop collapse: the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land; appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; "Big boulders outcropped"

awaken collapse: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."; make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts"

groomed collapse: neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed"

unsurprised collapse: not surprised or expressing surprise; "that unsuprised obstinate look on his face"

determinism collapse: (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will

housing collapse: structures collectively in which people are housed; a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component

advance collapse: increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"; an amount paid before it is earned; rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"; develop further; "We are advancing technology every day"; bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument"; move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"; cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"; move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward"; pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?"

route collapse: divert in a specified direction; "divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders"; send via a specific route; send documents or materials to appropriate destinations

transgress collapse: pass beyond (limits or boundaries); act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"; spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"

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