| Main Entry: | move |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in motion, put in motion |
Synonyms: |
actuate, advance, blow, budge, bustle, carry, change, climb, crawl, cross, depart, dislocate, disturb, drift, drive, exit, flow, fly, get away, get going, get off, glide, go, go away, head for, hurry, impel, jump, leap, leave, locomote, march, migrate, off-load, position, proceed, progress, propel, pull out, push, quit, relocate, remove, roll, run, scram, shift, ship, shove, skip out, split, stir, switch, take off, transfer, transport, transpose, travel, traverse, walk, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
fix, pause, remain, stay, stop |
| Main Entry: | repair |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave; retire |
Synonyms: |
apply, betake oneself, fare, go, head for, hie, journey, move, pass, proceed, process, push on, recur, refer, remove, resort, run, set off for, travel, turn, wend, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
maintain, remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | resort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have recourse to; make use of |
Synonyms: |
address, affect, apply, avail oneself of, benefit by, bring into play, devote, direct, employ, exercise, fall back on, frequent, go, go to, haunt, head for, look to, make use of, put to use, recur, recur to, refer to, repair, run, take up, try, turn, turn to, use, utilize, visit |
| Notes: | recourse refers to turning to someone or something for help; resort is something you turn to after all other options have failed (and as a verb means to have recourse!) |
Antonyms: |
avoid, dodge |
| Main Entry: | steer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guide, direct on a course |
Synonyms: |
be in the driver's seat, beacon, captain, conduct, control, drive, escort, govern, head for, helm, herd, lead, pilot, point, route, run, run things, see, shepherd, show, skipper, take over, take the helm, take the reins |
| Main Entry: | toward/towards |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | on the way to; near |
Synonyms: |
against, almost, approaching, close to, coming up, contra, en route, facing, for, fronting, headed for, in relation to, in the direction of, in the vicinity, just before, moving, nearing, nearly, not quite, on the road to, over against, pointing to, proceeding, shortly before, to, via, vis-à-vis |
| Main Entry: | en route |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | along the way |
Synonyms: |
bound for, headed for, in passage, in transit, on the road, on the way |