(n.) A person or thing that moves, stirs, or changes place.
(n.) A person or thing that imparts motion, or causes change of place; a motor.
(n.) One who, or that which, excites, instigates, or causes movement, change, etc.; as, movers of sedition.
(n.) A proposer; one who offers a proposition, or recommends anything for consideration or adoption; as, the mover of a resolution in a legislative body.
Example Sentences:
(1) The local MP, Rory Stewart, a mover and shaker on the broadband project, told me that he was desperate to get telehealth into Cumbria, but regretfully felt that it was not immediately doable, because the local council and healthcare community did not yet have the necessary expertise.
(2) Torque pulses (of 10 or 100 msec) injected randomly to load or unload the movements stretched or slackened the appropiate prime movers: biceps or triceps.
(3) In addition, prime mover muscle response onset latencies of the upper arm showed a large, significant increase in older adults beyond that due to the slowing of the postural response.
(4) Among males, however, both consistent right- and left-movers performed significantly better than inconsistent movers.
(5) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Joint chief of staff Nick Timothy, the primer mover in bringing back the 11-plus.
(6) The electromyograms produced by the prime mover muscles (sternal portion of pectoralis major, anterior deltoid, long head of triceps brachii) achieved maximal activation at the commencement of the ascent phase of the lift and maintained this level essentially unchanged throughout the upward movement of the bar.
(7) Home movers with little equity in their property are being offered a new range of 95% mortgages, provided they commit to making regular savings for at least six months.
(8) By contrast, with backward movements, the prime mover (Er.S.)
(9) The gourmet Monsieur Bleu only opened last year and is already a favourite power-lunch venue for art world movers and shakers, but the prices are not cheap (à la carte from €30pp).
(10) To examine whether the activity patterns of the upper arm muscles were related to the prime mover or the direction of the movement in space, the forearm was in two postures, supinate and pronate.
(11) For only the second time this year the monthly growth of movers exceeded the growth in first-time buyers.
(12) Administration of MPTP significantly prolonged EMG reaction time in prime mover muscles and arm movement reaction time by 47-225% and 18-129%, respectively, on the six sides of the three animals, compared with control measurements before the lesion.
(13) The state government has thrown its support behind Adani as a “first mover” in an attempt to open up coalmining in the Galilee basin, which it says will deliver 28,000 jobs and $28bn of investment.
(14) These findings highlight migration streams of elderly movers who likely have experienced changed in their life styles or personal resources.
(15) Phil Cliff, director of mortgages at Santander, said the scheme "will play an important role in helping both first-time buyers and home movers looking to buy new-build properties".
(16) And as far as Tate Modern, prime mover in the original bid to build the bridge, is concerned, director Nicholas Serota says: 'It doesn't appear to have deterred visitors from coming, but we were disapppointed that it had to close.
(17) First-time buyers were particularly active, taking out 27,500 loans, 16% higher than in May 2015; for the second month running, new entrants to the market borrowed more than home movers.
(18) Movers with high support at work and high total social support were more likely to report increased physician utilization.
(19) Right-movers (n = 33) were more responsive to verbal cues; left-movers (n = 45) were more responsive to facial cues (p less than .05).
(20) Later, he was a prime mover in halting the US government's Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) , which could well have led to widespread censorship of the internet.
Over
Definition:
(prep.) Above, or higher than, in place or position, with the idea of covering; -- opposed to under; as, clouds are over our heads; the smoke rises over the city.
(prep.) Across; from side to side of; -- implying a passing or moving, either above the substance or thing, or on the surface of it; as, a dog leaps over a stream or a table.
(prep.) Upon the surface of, or the whole surface of; hither and thither upon; throughout the whole extent of; as, to wander over the earth; to walk over a field, or over a city.
(prep.) Above; -- implying superiority in excellence, dignity, condition, or value; as, the advantages which the Christian world has over the heathen.
(prep.) Above in authority or station; -- implying government, direction, care, attention, guard, responsibility, etc.; -- opposed to under.
(prep.) Across or during the time of; from beginning to end of; as, to keep anything over night; to keep corn over winter.
(prep.) Above the perpendicular height or length of, with an idea of measurement; as, the water, or the depth of water, was over his head, over his shoes.
(prep.) Beyond; in excess of; in addition to; more than; as, it cost over five dollars.
(prep.) Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding; as, he triumphed over difficulties; the bill was passed over the veto.
(adv.) From one side to another; from side to side; across; crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter.
(adv.) From one person or place to another regarded as on the opposite side of a space or barrier; -- used with verbs of motion; as, to sail over to England; to hand over the money; to go over to the enemy.
(adv.) Also, with verbs of being: At, or on, the opposite side; as, the boat is over.
(adv.) From beginning to end; throughout the course, extent, or expanse of anything; as, to look over accounts, or a stock of goods; a dress covered over with jewels.
(adv.) From inside to outside, above or across the brim.
(adv.) Beyond a limit; hence, in excessive degree or quantity; superfluously; with repetition; as, to do the whole work over.
(adv.) In a manner to bring the under side to or towards the top; as, to turn (one's self) over; to roll a stone over; to turn over the leaves; to tip over a cart.
(adv.) At an end; beyond the limit of continuance; completed; finished.
(a.) Upper; covering; higher; superior; also, excessive; too much or too great; -- chiefly used in composition; as, overshoes, overcoat, over-garment, overlord, overwork, overhaste.
(n.) A certain number of balls (usually four) delivered successively from behind one wicket, after which the ball is bowled from behind the other wicket as many times, the fielders changing places.