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Noun
motion - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
movement, move, motility
change the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
abduction (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
adduction (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
agitation the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
body english a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction
circumduction a circular movement of a limb or eye
disturbance the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
fetal movement, foetal movement motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy)
flit, dart a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a moonlight flit"
gesture motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
headshake, headshaking the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement; "I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me"
inclining, inclination the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"
everting, eversion, inversion the position of being turned outward; "the eversion of the foot"
upending, inversion the act of turning inside out
jerking, jolt, saccade, jerk a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
kicking, kick the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
kneel, kneeling supporting yourself on your knees
pitching, lurch, pitch (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
eye movement the movement of the eyes
opening the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"
prostration the act of assuming a prostrate position
reaching, reach, stretch the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
reciprocation alternating back-and-forth movement
reclining the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
retraction the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"
retroflection, retroflexion the act of bending backward
rotary motion, rotation the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
shutting, closing the act of closing something
sitting the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"
posing, sitting the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"
snap the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "he gave his fingers a snap"
squatting, squat the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
sweep a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm"
toss an abrupt movement; "a toss of his head"
quivering, quiver, vibration case for holding arrows
wave a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
flicker, waver, flutter North American woodpecker
standing the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
straddle, span the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options
stroke a light touch with the hands
squirm, wiggle, wriggle the act of wiggling
motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
movement, move
change the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
approaching, coming, approach the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
forward motion, onward motion, advancement, procession, progress, progression, advance gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"
locomotion, travel self-propelled movement
lunge, lurch (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
traveling, travelling, travel the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"
pursual, following, chase, pursuit a group of followers or enthusiasts
ascending, ascent, ascension, rise an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
descent the act of changing your location in a downward direction
swinging, vacillation, swing changing location by moving back and forth
return a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
glide, coast, slide the activity of flying a glider
slippage failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage"
stream, flow dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"
crawl a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"
hurrying, speeding, speed changing location rapidly
displacement, translation act of removing from office or employment
shifting, shift the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
rushing, haste, hurry, rush the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
maneuver, manoeuvre, play an action aimed at evading an opponent
motion - a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"
motionlessness, lifelessness, stillness a state of no motion or movement; "the utter motionlessness of a marble statue"
moving arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion; "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne
nonmoving, unmoving not in motion
state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
trembling, palpitation, quivering, shakiness, shaking, quiver, vibration a rapid and irregular heart beat
perpetual motion motion that continues indefinitely without any external source of energy; impossible in practice because of friction
precession the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
motion - a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"
question
Motion - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
movement, motion
happening, natural event, occurrent, occurrence an event that happens
crustal movement, tectonic movement movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust
approaching, approach the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
passing, passage success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
deflexion, deflection the property of being bent or deflected
bending, bend the act of bending something
change of location, travel a movement through space that changes the location of something
undulation, wave wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves
jitter a small irregular movement
periodic motion, periodic movement motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence remains the same
heave throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"
backlash, recoil, repercussion, rebound an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"
recoil, kick a movement back from an impact
seek the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
wring, squeeze the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"
cam stroke, throw, stroke the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
turning, turn act of changing in practice or custom; "the law took many turnings over the years"
wrench, twist a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
undulation wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves
moving ridge, wave a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
wobble an unsteady rocking motion
commotion, whirl the act of making a noisy disturbance
Motion - the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
gesture, motion
visual communication communication that relies on vision
sign a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"
gesticulation a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion
beck a beckoning gesture
facial gesture, facial expression a gesture executed with the facial muscles
flourish (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"
high-five a gesture of greeting or elation; one person's upraised palm slaps the upraised palm of another person
previous question a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly
shrug a gesture involving the shoulders
wafture, waving, wave a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
v sign a sign (for victory); making a V with the index and middle fingers
nod the act of nodding the head
bowing, obeisance, bow managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument; "the violinist's bowing was excellent"
sign of the cross a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used by Catholics as a profession of faith
Motion - an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement"
apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movement
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Substantiv
Motion - A state of progression from one place to another.
Motion - A change of position with respect to time.
Motion - A change from one place to another.
Motion - A parliamentary action to propose something.
Motion - An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.
Motion - From κίνησις; any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place.

Verb
Motion - To gesture indicating a desired movement.
Motion - To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure.

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  • Motion
    A change in location; the opposite of standing still.

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