motion

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UK /ˈməʊ.ʃən/ US /ˈmoʊ.ʃən/

noun 5verb 3name 1

Collocations

(noun.) movement

ADJ

steady | circular, rolling, swaying

perpetual

The wheels on the old toy kept spinning in perpetual motion until they finally broke.

VERB + MOTION

feel

When the elevator started moving, I felt a sudden upward motion in my stomach.

make

The conductor made a sweeping motion with his baton to start the orchestra.

PREP

into ~

The old man slowly came into motion as he stood up from his chair.

in ~

The factory machinery was in motion throughout the night shift.

(noun.) suggestion

VERB + MOTION

propose, put, put forward, table

A board member proposed a motion to extend the company's working hours next year.

debate, discuss

The committee discussed the motion to extend the library hours on Friday afternoon.

vote on | be in favour of, speak in favour of, support, vote for

accept, adopt, approve, carry, pass

The committee decided to adopt the motion to extend the library hours.

be against, speak against, oppose, vote against

defeat, reject

The committee rejected the motion to extend working hours for all staff members.

PHRASES

a motion of no confidence

The opposition party filed a motion of no confidence against the prime minister last week.

Definitions

noun

A change whereby something goes from one place to another; a state of progression from one place to another; a change of position with respect to time.

This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its motion.

Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its motion.

A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.

The motion to amend is now open for discussion.

Yes, I agree, and thank you for your motion.

An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.

when God gave him reason, he gave him freedom to choose, for reason is but choosing; he had bin else a meer artificiall Adam, such an Adam as he is in the motions.

from κίνησις (kinesis); any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place.

I say, it is no uneven jot, to pass from the more faint and obscure examples of Spermatical life to the more considerable effects of general Motion in Minerals, Metalls, and sundry Meteors, whose easie and rude shapes may have no need of any Principle of Life, or Spermatical form distinct from the Rest or Motion of the particles of the Matter.

Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.

Let a good man obey every good motion rising in his heart, knowing that every such motion proceeds from God.

verb

To gesture indicating a desired movement.

He motioned for me to come closer.

Mom motioned me over and ordered me to sit by her side.

To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure.

To make a proposal; to offer plans.

Here's Gloucester, a foe to citizens, One that still motions war and never peace

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of changing location from one place to another

noun — a change of position that does not entail a change of locati

noun — the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicat

gesture

noun — a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly

question

noun — a natural event that involves a change in the position or lo

movement

noun — an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid su

movement

verb — show, express or direct through movement

Antonyms

motionlessness
stillness
lifelessness

Idioms & Phrases

Brownian motion

Random motion of particles suspended in a fluid, arising from those particles being struck by individual molecules of the fluid.

To summarize, the world is filled with instances of indeterministic Brownian motion, with various biological phenomena having evolved to optimally exploit versions of this randomne

poetry in motion

Fluid, graceful movement.

If we must have male figures in the most conspicuous parts of ballets, they should be young men of light and agreeable figures. [...] But for the true realization of poetry in moti

set in motion

To trigger movement or progress; to get going.

Considerable excitement was caused on the L.M.S.R. Aberdeen line out of Perth recently when a shunting engine in Perth North goods yard, whose driver and fireman were absent, was a

set the wheels in motion

to initiate a chain of events necessary to help one achieve a goal (more quickly)

it ain't the meat, it's the motion

When it comes to sexual satisfaction, the size of the penis does not matter, but technique during intimacy does.

It ain't the meat it's the motion/That makes your daddy want to rock/It ain't the meat it's the motion/It's the movement it ain't the stock.

Example Bank

This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its motion.

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Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of

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Several parties of hop-pickers joined the train at the intermediate stations, and the guard performed the acrobatic feat of walking along the footboards of the coaches to examine tickets, while the tr

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He motioned for me to come closer.

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Mom motioned me over and ordered me to sit by her side.

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After spending a few paragraphs blasting Obamacare, including motioning directly at the Democrats during his sharpest condemnations, the president laid down a few markers for what he wanted to see rep

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, motion is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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