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- [moov uhp]
- /muv ʌp/
- /muːv ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [moov uhp]
- /muv ʌp/
Definitions of move up words
- verb without object move up to pass from one place or position to another. 1
- verb without object move up to go from one place of residence to another: They moved from Tennessee to Texas. 1
- verb without object move up to advance or progress: The red racing car moved into the lead. 1
- verb without object move up to have a regular motion, as an implement or a machine; turn; revolve. 1
- verb without object move up to sell or be sold: That new model is moving well. 1
- verb without object move up to start off or leave: It's time to be moving. 1
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Origin of move up
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English meven, moven < Anglo-French mover ≪ Latin movēre
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Move up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
move up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
move up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for move up
verb move up
- propel — to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.
- accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
- storm — Theodore Woldsen [tey-aw-dawr vawlt-suh n] /ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr ˈvɔlt sən/ (Show IPA), 1817–88, German poet and novelist.
- progress — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
- promote — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
noun move up
- backing — If someone has the backing of an organization or an important person, they receive support or money from that organization or person in order to do something.
- jump — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- furtherance — the act of furthering; promotion; advancement.
- buildup — praise or favorable publicity, esp. when systematic and intended to make something popular, well-known, etc.
- aggrandizement — If someone does something for aggrandizement, they do it in order to get power, wealth, and importance for themselves.
Antonyms for move up
verb move up
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- retard — to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
- back down — If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it.
- hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
noun move up
- disfavor — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- denunciation — Denunciation of someone or something is severe public criticism of them.
- derision — If you treat someone or something with derision, you express contempt for them.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- impediment — obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.
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