Vi fant 2 definisjoner av locomote på engelsk.
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| locomote - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
| travel, go, move | ||
| stay in place be stationary | ||
| march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on, advance develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" | ||
| move out move out of one's old house or office | ||
| move back, pull away, draw back, recede, retreat, pull back, retire, withdraw become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older" | ||
| climb up, climb, go up, mount improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder" | ||
| elapse, glide by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, go by, lapse, pass pass by; "three years elapsed" | ||
| abscond, absquatulate, make off, decamp, go off, bolt, run off run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe" | ||
| go out become extinguished; "The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark" | ||
| pass by, travel by, go past, go by, surpass, pass move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" | ||
| move up, arise, go up, uprise, come up, rise, lift result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" | ||
| go under, go down, sink, settle be defeated; "If America goes down, the free world will go down, too" | ||
| go under, go down, set be defeated; "If America goes down, the free world will go down, too" | ||
| descend, come down, go down, fall move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" | ||
| carry on, go on, proceed, continue start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up" | ||
| go around, circulate, spread become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" | ||
| go around, circulate, spread become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" | ||
| carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" | ||
| ease move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair" | ||
| whish move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her" | ||
| float convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data" | ||
| swap move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science | ||
| seek inquire for; "seek directions from a local" | ||
| whine complain whiningly | ||
| fly change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage" | ||
| ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" | ||
| come come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June" | ||
| ghost write for someone else; "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?" | ||
| betake oneself displace oneself; go from one location to another | ||
| overfly, pass over fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus" | ||
| travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
| wend direct one's course or way; "wend your way through the crowds" | ||
| do create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest" | ||
| raft make into a raft; "raft these logs" | ||
| get about, get around move around; move from place to place; "How does she get around without a car?" | ||
| resort, repair restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" | ||
| cruise sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean" | ||
| journey, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
| come up, come bring forth, usually something desirable; "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations" | ||
| round become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out" | ||
| trundle move heavily; "the streetcar trundled down the avenue" | ||
| push press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" | ||
| travel purposefully travel volitionally and in a certain direction with a certain goal | ||
| swing alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down" | ||
| rove, vagabond, roam, ramble, swan, stray, tramp, wander, range, drift, cast, roll sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains" | ||
| take the air, walk obtain a base on balls | ||
| meander, weave, thread, wander, wind interlace by or as if by weaving | ||
| spirt, spurt, forge gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth" | ||
| creep, crawl grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface); "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings" | ||
| scramble make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it" | ||
| slither, slide to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate" | ||
| wheel, roll move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds" | ||
| glide move smoothly and effortlessly | ||
| jounce, bounce hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball" | ||
| breeze to proceed quickly and easily | ||
| be adrift, float, drift, blow convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data" | ||
| play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" | ||
| swim, float move as if gliding through water; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives" | ||
| swim move as if gliding through water; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives" | ||
| walk obtain a base on balls | ||
| move around, turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" | ||
| circle travel around something; "circle the globe" | ||
| slice into, slice through move through a body or an object with a slicing motion; "His hand sliced through the air" | ||
| err, stray, drift to make a mistake or be incorrect | ||
| run become undone; "the sweater unraveled" | ||
| step move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps" | ||
| motor, drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" | ||
| automobile travel in an automobile | ||
| ski move along on skis; "We love to ski the Rockies"; "My children don't ski" | ||
| wing, fly change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage" | ||
| steamer, steam travel by means of steam power; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific" | ||
| tram travel by tram | ||
| taxi travel slowly; "The plane taxied down the runway" | ||
| ferry travel by ferry | ||
| caravan travel in a caravan | ||
| sit, ride serve in a specific professional capacity; "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury" | ||
| prance ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward | ||
| swim move as if gliding through water; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives" | ||
| move up, arise, go up, uprise, come up, rise, lift result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" | ||
| go up, ascend be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going up everywhere" | ||
| descend, come down, go down, fall move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" | ||
| fall pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work" | ||
| zigzag, crank travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside" | ||
| travel along, follow behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example" | ||
| march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on, advance develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" | ||
| move back, pull away, draw back, recede, retreat, pull back, retire, withdraw become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older" | ||
| retrograde go back over; "retrograde arguments" | ||
| go forward, proceed, continue follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" | ||
| back strengthen by providing with a back or backing | ||
| pan express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" | ||
| follow behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example" | ||
| precede, lead furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" | ||
| pursue, follow follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" | ||
| return submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body" | ||
| derail, jump run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks" | ||
| flock move as a crowd or in a group; "Tourists flocked to the shrine where the statue was said to have shed tears" | ||
| accompany go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere" | ||
| billow rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward" | ||
| circulate cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" | ||
| circle, circulate travel around something; "circle the globe" | ||
| angle fish with a hook | ||
| go across, go through, pass travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" | ||
| pass by, travel by, go past, go by, surpass, pass move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" | ||
| travel rapidly, zip, hurry, speed move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" | ||
| speed travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; "I got a ticket for speeding" | ||
| zoom move along very quickly | ||
| drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" | ||
| belt along, rush along, pelt along, hotfoot, hie, cannonball along, bucket along, step on it, hasten, race, speed, rush compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" | ||
| shack, trail drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her" | ||
| shuttle travel back and forth between two points | ||
| whoosh, hiss gush or squirt out; "Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well" | ||
| whisk whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs" | ||
| career move headlong at high speed; "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets" | ||
| circuit make a circuit; "They were circuiting about the state" | ||
| lance open by piercing with a lancet; "lance a boil" | ||
| outflank, go around go around the flank of (an opposing army) | ||
| propagate multiply sexually or asexually | ||
| draw cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus" | ||
| transfer, change transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" | ||
| swash make violent, noisy movements | ||
| pace measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards" | ||
| tread, step brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center | ||
| step move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps" | ||
| hurtle move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by" | ||
| retreat make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" | ||
| whistle utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody" | ||
| island hop travel from one island to the next; "on the cruise, we did some island-hopping" | ||
| plough, plow to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring" | ||
| lurch defeat by a lurch | ||
| sift separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" | ||
| fall pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work" | ||
| drag proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours" | ||
| run become undone; "the sweater unraveled" | ||
| bang move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house" | ||
| precess move in a gyrating fashion; "the poles of the Earth precess at a right angle to the force that is applied" | ||
| move around, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
| ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" | ||
| snowshoe travel on snowshoes; "After a heavy snowfall, we have to snowshoe to the grocery store" | ||
| beetle beat with a beetle | ||
