English Explanatory Dictionary

make a move

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To take action.
  2. To depart from a place; to set off.
  3. 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.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, move.

Pronunciation

En-au-make a move.ogg

Word forms

make a move makes a move making a move made a move make moves
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