Bust Definition–noun | 1. | a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, esp. a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject. | | 2. | the chest or breast, esp. a woman's bosom. | |
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Move Definition–verb (used without object) | 1. | to pass from one place or position to another. | | 2. | to go from one place of residence to another: They moved from Tennessee to Texas. | | 3. | to advance or progress: The red racing car moved into the lead. | | 4. | to have a regular motion, as an implement or a machine; turn; revolve. | | 5. | to sell or be sold: That new model is moving well. | | 6. | to start off or leave: It's time to be moving. | | 7. | to transfer a piece in a game, as chess or checkers. | | 8. | (of the bowels) to discharge or eject the feces; evacuate. | | 9. | to be active in a particular sphere: to move in musical society. | | 10. | to take action; proceed. | | 11. | to make a formal request, application, or proposal: to move for a new trial. | –verb (used with object) | 12. | to change from one place or position to another. | | 13. | to set or keep in motion. | | 14. | to prompt, actuate, or impel to some action: What moved you to do this? | | 15. | to arouse or excite the feelings or passions of; affect with emotion (usually fol. by to): to move someone to anger. | | 16. | to affect with tender or compassionate emotion; touch: The tale of tragedy moved her. | | 17. | to transfer (a piece in a game) from one position to another. | | 18. | to dispose of (goods) by sale. | | 19. | to cause (the bowels) to discharge or eject the feces. | | 20. | to propose formally, as to a court or judge, or for consideration by a deliberative assembly. | | 21. | to submit a formal request or proposal to (a court, a sovereign, etc.). | –noun | 22. | an act or instance of moving; movement. | | 23. | a change of location or residence. | | 24. | an action toward an objective or goal; step: a move toward a higher tax. | | 25. | (in chess, checkers, etc.) a player's right or turn to make a play. | | 26. | a play or maneuver, as in a game or sport. | —Verb phrases | 27. | move in, to begin to occupy a place in which to live or work. | | 28. | move in on, Informal. | a. | to approach or make advances toward usurping another's success, authority, position, or the like. | | b. | to take aggressive steps to control or possess: The company has not yet moved in on the consumer market. | | | 29. | move on, to approach or attack as a military target: The army is moving on the capital itself. | | 30. | move out, to leave a place in order to start or continue a planned march, maneuver, journey, etc.: The troops will move out of the encampment at dawn. | | 31. | move over, to change or cause to change to another position, esp. to make room for another: to make space by moving over. | | 32. | move up, to advance to a higher level. | —Idioms | 33. | get a move on, Informal. | a. | to begin; act: We'd better get a move on before it rains. | | | 34. | make one's move, Informal. to act, esp. to assert oneself at an opportune time. | | 35. | on the move, | a. | busy; active: on the move from morning till night. | | b. | going from place to place: Infantry units have been on the move all day. | | c. | advancing; progressing: an industry on the move. | | | 36. | put moves on, Slang. to make sexual advances toward. Also, make a move on. | |
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Entertainment Weekly Online - Found Nov. 29, 2008
Must-see episode: 'Hip Hop Dancer': Uncoordinated brainiac Marie wants to bust a move as a hip hop dancer.
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Softpedia - Found Oct. 25, 2008
Dance on Iga Base Adjust text size: Dance Summit 2001 Bust a Move is a video game developed by Square Enix and published by Enix in Japan.
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Kids Bust a Move As Water Blossoms
Kitsap Sun - Found Nov. 18, 2008
Tumble? Bust a move? They can combine all three as a member of Kitsap Water Blossoms, North Kitsaps synchronized swimming team.
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Fed makes new move to help bust credit logjam
ABC 7 - Found Oct. 21, 2008
... tags: fed • move • bust • credit Washington - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday introduced a new program to finance the purchases of assets ...
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Fed makes new move to help bust credit logjam
ABC 3340 - Found Oct. 21, 2008
... tags: fed • move • bust • credit Washington - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday introduced a new program to finance the purchases of assets ...
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I can see the economic downturn from here
Report On Business - Found 2 hours ago
... word on the street these days: that the building boom will soon be bust; ... in the construction sector, is that governments will move quickly ...
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CNN - Found 5 hours ago
... sees just how swiftly the legislature's expected to move on two avenues ... This bust comes as local officials are begging the Obama transition
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Will another bailout repair ailing industry?
Toronto Star Online - Found 1 hour ago
Does it have to be either bailout or bust? ... 'This is an opportunity to move the companies in the direction that people have been telling them to
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Christchurch Press - Found 1 hour ago
... of this gear from a photo of a recent police bust - a suburban home ... organized crime rich and makes it easier for them to move their other ...
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Boston IMC - Found 1 hour ago
The real roots of the 1930s bust were in the 1920s boom. ... Reportedly the Fed may now issue its own debt - an astonishing move if it happens as
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