Expressions meaning to move yourself or get yourself in motion: “I was so stiff I could hardly ________.”
| MOVE | 562 |
| GET GOING | 129 |
| NAVIGATE | 109 |
| BUDGE | 99 |
| MOVE A MUSCLE | 78 |
| WIGGLE | 62 |
| GET UP | 44 |
| WALK | 25 |
| GET AROUND | 18 |
| GO | 18 |
| GET STARTED | 13 |
| STIR | 10 |
| CRAWL | 9 |
| MAKE IT | 9 |
| BEND | 8 |
| NR | 7 |
| GET ABOUT | 6 |
| GET IN GEAR | 6 |
| GET UNDER WAY | 6 |
| DRAG | 4 |
| GET MOVING | 4 |
| GIT UP | 4 |
| MANIPULATE | 4 |
| AMBULATE | 3 |
| CREEP | 3 |
| GET A-GOING | 3 |
| GET MY ASS IN GEAR | 3 |
| MOVE ABOUT | 3 |
| MOVE AN INCH | 3 |
| AMBLE | 2 |
| DRAG AROUND | 2 |
| DRAG MYSELF AROUND | 2 |
| GET DOWN | 2 |
| GET IN ACTION | 2 |
| MANEUVER | 2 |
| MOVE A LEG | 2 |
| PERAMBULATE | 2 |
| PERCULATE | 2 |
| RISE | 2 |
| STAND | 2 |
| STIR MY STUMPS | 2 |
| TRAVEL | 2 |
| WADDLE | 2 |
| BREATHE | 1 |
| COULDN’T HARDLY BUDGE | 1 |
| COULDN’T HARDLY GIT UP | 1 |
| EAT MY SUPPER FROM THE FIREPLACE | 1 |
| FUNCTION | 1 |
| GET | 1 |
| GET A MOVE ON | 1 |
| GET ALONG | 1 |
| GET INTO MOTION | 1 |
| GET MY MOTOR GOING | 1 |
| GET MYSELF UP | 1 |
| GET OUT OF BED | 1 |
| GET UP AND GO | 1 |
| GET UP OR GET DOWN | 1 |
| GIT A MOVE ON | 1 |
| GIT GOING | 1 |
| GOT AROUND | 1 |
| GRUNT | 1 |
| HAD KNEES LIKE RUSTY HINGES | 1 |
| HARDLY WALK | 1 |
| LIMBER UP | 1 |
| MAKE A STEP | 1 |
| MATRICULATE | 1 |
| MEANDER | 1 |
| MOTATE | 1 |
| MOTIVATE | 1 |
| MOVE A JOINT | 1 |
| MOVE MY BODY | 1 |
| MOVE MY LEGS | 1 |
| MOVE MYSELF AROUND | 1 |
| PERCOLATE | 1 |
| PERK | 1 |
| PICK MYSELF UP | 1 |
| PREAMBULATE | 1 |
| REACT | 1 |
| RUSTLE YOUR BUSTLE | 1 |
| SCRAMBLE AROUND | 1 |
| SHAKE A MUSCLE | 1 |
| SIT DOWN | 1 |
| STAND UP | 1 |
| START | 1 |
| STIFF AS A FENCE RAIL | 1 |
| STIFF ENOUGH TO CUT UP INTO DIPPER HANDLES | 1 |
| STIFFER THAN DAD’S | 1 |
| STRAIGHTEN HIS BACK | 1 |
| TOTTER | 1 |
| TRYING TO MAKE IT | 1 |
| UNHINGE MY JOINTS | 1 |
| UNSCRAMBLE MYSELF | 1 |
| UNTRACK | 1 |
| WAS ABOUT PAST GOING | 1 |
| WIGGLE A TOE | 1 |
| WIGGLE AN EAR | 1 |
| WOBBLE | 1 |
| WOBBLE ALONG | 1 |
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