move in

move in (third-person singular simple present moves in, present participle moving in, simple past and past participle moved in)

1. (intransitive) To start living or working in a new place; to transport one's belongings to a new home or workplace; to make one's home or workplace into a suitable environment.

   Antonym: move out

2. (transitive) To bring to a new place to live.
   • 2009, Henri Jah Marquis, Betrayal in the Bayou, page 61:

     "Oh yeah, what if I just moved you in so I could have sex with you every time I wanted to?"

3. (intransitive) To move closer.

   The lions moved in for the kill.

4. (intransitive) To attempt to take control (of something) forcibly.

   Troops will move in if the civil unrest continues.

   Regulatory officials may move in on the company soon.

• move in on

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