Dictionary

make a move en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To take action.
2. (India, UK, idiomatic) To depart from a place; to set off.
   • “We'll give you a lift, darling,” Lady Genevieve said languidly, rising. “It's time we made a move.” 2000, Carola Dunn, Rattle His Bones (2011 Macmillan ed.), p. 173 (Google preview)
   • He swallowed hard on his tea. —Well, ah must be making a move. Thanks again. 1994 [1993], Irvine Welsh, “The First Shag in Ages”, in Trainspotting, London: Minerva, →ISBN, page 149:
   • “Should we make a move?” she asked over the music. “We could find a place to dance. or we could go back to our place.” 2009, Dan Katz, Dave the Detective: Book #2 Identity Crisis, →ISBN, page 150:
   • "Do you want to stay for another or shall we make a move?" He looks at his watch. "Yeah, let's go." 2006, Roberta Kray, The Debt, paperback edition, →ISBN:
3. (followed by on, idiomatic, often) To initiate a conversation or perform an action intended to engage the willing attention of a person in whom one has a romantic or sexual interest; to approach someone of romantic or sexual appeal in hopes of escalating to a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship.
   • [T]he video how-to site Howcast . . . breaks from its more staid counterparts, such as Expert Village and eHow, by injecting a necessary dose of humor. Come here to learn "how to make a move on a girl while watching a movie on a couch". 2007, Anita Hamilton, “50 Best Websites 2008: Howcast”, in Time, retrieved 13 Jul 2014:
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, move.

Forms

Translations (12)

ko 작업 걸다 (perform an action to attract someone's attention) · ko 꼬시다 (perform an action to attract someone's attention) · pl ruszyć się (depart from a place) · fi tehdä siirto (perform an action to attract someone's attention) · pl podejmować działanie (perform an action to attract someone's attention) · pl podjąć działanie (perform an action to attract someone's attention) · pl ruszyć się (take action) · ko 추파(秋波)를 던지다 (perform an action to attract someone's attention) · fi lähteä (depart from a place) · pl ruszać się (take action) · pl ruszać się (depart from a place) · fi tehdä siirto (take action)