move in phrasal verb (see also move)

1. (also move into something) to start living in a new home Antonym : move out:
When are you moving in?
Mom and Dad had always planned to move into a smaller house when we grew up.

2. to start living with someone in the same home
move in with
Steve’s going to move in with her.

3. to start being involved in and controlling a situation that someone else controlled previously:
The big multinationals moved in and started pushing up prices.
move in on
Investors moved in on a group of car enthusiasts and took over the market.

4. to go towards a place or group of people, in order to attack them or take control of them
move in on
Police moved in on the demonstrators in the square.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲