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move in (on someone or something) 1. Lit. to move closer to someone or something; to make advances or aggressive movements toward someone or something. (See also move in (on someone).) The crowd moved in on the frightened guard. They moved in slowly. 2. Fig. to attempt to take over or dominate someone or something. The police moved in on the drug dealers. Max tried to move in on the rival gang's territory. See also: move move in (to something) 1. Lit. [for someone] to come to reside in something or some place. I moved into a new apartment last week. When did the new family move in? 2. Lit. to enter something or some place. The whole party moved into the house when it started raining. All the children just moved in and brought the party with them. 3. Fig. to begin a new line of activity. After failing at real estate, he moved into house painting. It looked like he could make some money, so he moved into the stock market with his assets. See also: move move in (to something) 1. Lit. [for someone] to come to reside in something or some place. I moved into a new apartment last week. When did the new family move in? 2. Lit. to enter something or some place. The whole party moved into the house when it started raining. All the children just moved in and brought the party with them. 3. Fig. to begin a new line of activity. After failing at real estate, he moved into house painting. It looked like he could make some money, so he moved into the stock market with his assets. See also: move How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They move in order to eat in order that they may keep moving. And why cannot we move in Time as we move about in the other dimensions of Space? They seemed to narrow the space between earth and heaven, so that there was no room for the air to move in freely; and the waves, too, lay flat, and yet rigid, as if they were restrained. |
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