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| mo·tion [ mṓsh'n ] |
noun (plural mo·tions) |
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1. act of moving: the act or process of moving, or the way in which somebody or something moves
  walked with a swaying motion
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2. movement: a movement, action, or gesture
made a quick motion of the wrist
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3. power of movement: the power or ability to move something
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4. proposal: a proposal put forward for discussion at a meeting
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5. law application to judge or court: an application made to a court or judge for an order or ruling in a legal proceeding
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6. music movement from one note to another: the movement from one note to the next by a voice or instrument
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7. U.K. physiology passing of solid waste from body: the passing of solid waste matter out of the body through the anus
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8. U.K. physiology stool: a piece of evacuated fecal matter
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle mo·tioned, present participle mo·tion·ing, 3rd person present singular mo·tions) |
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signal to somebody: to gesture or signal something such as a request or intention to somebody
motioned me over and told me to sit down
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin motion-< past participle of movere "to move"] |
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go through the motions to do something in a perfunctory or mechanical way, without enthusiasm or commitment
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put or set something in motion to cause something to start moving, functioning, or happening
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