Movement and Transport Vocabularies

cordon off

stop people from entering an area by putting sth such as a rope around it

creep up on

move towards someone quietly and slowly, especially because you want to surprise them

fall behind

move more slowly than the other peole so that you are behind them; make less progress or be less successfully than the other people who are doing a similar job or activity

go astray

become lost or go to the wrong place or go to the wrong place

head off

prevent someone from going somewhere by getting in front of them; prevent sth from taking place

hold back

stop so or sth from moving forward

move in (with)

start living in a different house or flat

move on

leaving one place and travel to another; stop discussing or doing sth and begin discussing or sth

move out

permanently leave the house or flat where you live or the place where you have your business

move over

change your position in order to make space for so or sth

pull over

stop by the side of the road in a car or other vehicle

slip away

leave secretlyste

step aside

move so that sb can pass you; leave a job so that sb else can be take over

stop off

visit somewhere bfore continuing to another place

tip up

(of an object) have one end move upwards especially bcuz sth heavy has been put at the other end; turn a container upside down so that the things inside it come out

walk out

leaving a meeting, performance, etc, before the end, usually bcuz you are angry or bored; suddenly leave a relationship, your family, your job, etc