move over

verb

To move (oneself, or someone/something else) so as to free up space.

Meanings

verbmove over (third-person singular simple present moves over, present participle moving over, simple past and past participle moved over)

present singular third person moves over · participle present moving over · participle past moved over · past moved over

  1. To move (oneself, or someone/something else) so as to free up space.

    Synonyms: move up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo move (oneself, or someone/something else) so as to free up space.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

verbmove in order to make room for someone for something

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Hungarian arrébb/beljebb megy/ül/húzódik
  • arrébb/beljebb megy/ül/húzódikto move (oneself, or someone/something else) so as to free up space
Russian подвинуться, подвигаться
  • подвинуться (podvinutʹsja)to move (oneself, or someone/something else) so as to free up space
  • подвигаться (podvigatʹsja)to move (oneself, or someone/something else) so as to free up space
Cite this entry
APA

move over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20over

MLA

“move over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20over. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “move over,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20over.

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