move vs stepping

move

noun
  • The act of moving; a movement. 

  • The event of changing one's residence. 

  • A change in strategy. 

  • A round, in which each player has a turn. 

  • The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game. 

  • An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose. 

  • A transfer, a change from one employer to another. 

  • A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc. 

verb
  • To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another 

  • To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion). 

  • To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence. 

  • To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in. 

  • To request an action from the court. 

  • To transfer (a piece) from one space or position on the board to another. 

  • To sell or market (especially physical inventory or illicit drugs). 

  • To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another. 

  • To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit 

  • To act; to take action; to begin to act 

stepping

noun
  • The act of taking a step. 

  • A specific iteration of a model of central processing unit, often distinguished by the addition or removal of features compared to earlier examples of the same processor, or the presence, or lack thereof, of specific bugs. 

How often have the words move and stepping occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )