The difference between Move and Stop
When used as nouns, move means the act of moving, whereas stop means a (usually marked) place where line buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
When used as verbs, move means to change place or posture, whereas stop means to cease moving.
Stop is also adverb with the meaning: prone to halting or hesitation.
Stop is also adjective with the meaning: being or relating to the squark that is the superpartner of a top quark.
check bellow for the other definitions of Move and Stop
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Move as a verb (intransitive):
To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
Examples:
"A ship moves rapidly."
"I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, feeling too lazy to move."
"synonyms: stir"
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Move as a verb (intransitive):
To act; to take action; to begin to act
Examples:
"to move in a matter"
"Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!"
"synonyms: get moving stir"
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Move as a verb (intransitive):
To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.
Examples:
"I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life."
"They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time."
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Move as a verb (intransitive, chess, and other games):
To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.
Examples:
"The rook moved from a8 to a6."
"My opponent's counter was moving much quicker round the board than mine."
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Move as a verb (transitive, 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
Examples:
"The waves moved the boat up and down."
"The horse moves a carriage."
"synonyms: stir impel"
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Move as a verb (transitive, chess):
To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game
Examples:
"She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board."
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Move as a verb (transitive):
To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
Examples:
"This song moves me to dance."
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Move as a verb (transitive):
To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).
Examples:
"That book really moved me."
"synonyms: affect trouble"
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Move as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit
Examples:
"I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform."
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Move as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).
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Move as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
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Move as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To apply to, as for aid.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Move as a verb:
To request an action from the court.
Examples:
"An attorney moved the court to issue a restraining order."
"The district attorney moved for a non-suit."
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Move as a noun:
The act of moving; a movement.
Examples:
"A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course."
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Move as a noun:
An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
Examples:
"He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen."
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Move as a noun:
A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
Examples:
"She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move."
"He can win a [[match]] with that one move."
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Move as a noun:
The event of changing one's residence.
Examples:
"The move into my fiancé's house took two long days."
"They were pleased about their move to the country."
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Move as a noun:
A change in strategy.
Examples:
"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."
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Move as a noun:
A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
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Move as a noun (board games):
The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.
Examples:
"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."
"synonyms: play"
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Stop as a verb (intransitive):
To cease moving.
Examples:
"I stopped at the traffic lights."
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Stop as a verb (intransitive):
To not continue.
Examples:
"The riots stopped when police moved in."
"Soon the rain will stop."
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Stop as a verb (transitive):
To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
Examples:
"The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks."
"This guy is a fraudster. I need to stop the cheque I wrote him."
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Stop as a verb (transitive):
To cause (something) to come to an end.
Examples:
"The referees stopped the fight."
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Stop as a verb (transitive):
To close or block an opening.
Examples:
"He stopped the wound with gauze."
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Stop as a verb (transitive, intransitive, photography, often with "up" or "down"):
To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.
Examples:
"To achieve maximum depth of field, he stopped down to an f-stop of 22."
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Stop as a verb (intransitive):
To stay; to spend a short time; to reside temporarily.
Examples:
"to stop with a friend"
"He stopped for two weeks at the inn."
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Stop as a verb (intransitive):
To tarry.
Examples:
"He stopped at his friend's house before continuing with his drive."
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Stop as a verb (music):
To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.
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Stop as a verb (obsolete):
To punctuate.
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Stop as a verb (nautical):
To make fast; to stopper.
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Stop as a noun:
A (usually marked) place where line buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
Examples:
"synonyms: halt station"
"They agreed to see each other at the bus stop."
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Stop as a noun:
An action of stopping; interruption of travel.
Examples:
"That stop was not planned."
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Stop as a noun:
A device intended to block the path of a moving object
Examples:
"usex door stop"
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Stop as a noun (linguistics):
A consonant sound in which the passage of air through the mouth is temporarily blocked by the lips, tongue, or glottis.
Examples:
"synonyms: plosive occlusive"
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Stop as a noun:
A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.
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Stop as a noun:
That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; an obstacle; an impediment.
Examples:
"[[pull out all the stops Pull out all the stops]]."
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Stop as a noun (music):
A knob or pin used to regulate the flow of air in an organ.
Examples:
"The organ is loudest when all the stops are pulled."
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Stop as a noun (tennis):
A very short shot which touches the ground close behind the net and is intended to bounce as little as possible.
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Stop as a noun (zoology):
The depression in a dog's face between the skull and the nasal bones.
Examples:
"The stop in a bulldog's face is very marked."
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Stop as a noun (photography):
An f-stop.
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Stop as a noun (engineering):
A device, or piece, as a pin, block, pawl, etc., for arresting or limiting motion, or for determining the position to which another part shall be brought.
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Stop as a noun (architecture):
A member, plain or moulded, formed of a separate piece and fixed to a jamb, against which a door or window shuts.
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Stop as a noun:
The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses.
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Stop as an adverb:
Prone to halting or hesitation.
Examples:
"He’s stop still."
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Stop as a noun (UK, _, dialectal):
A small well-bucket; a milk-pail.
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Stop as an adjective (physics):
Being or relating to the squark that is the superpartner of a top quark.
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