MOTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of changing location from one place to another
   Synonym(s)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) motion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • approach (what does approach mean?)
   • approaching (what does approaching mean?)
   • coming (what does coming mean?)
   • progress (what does progress mean?)
   • progression (what does progression mean?)
   • procession (what does procession mean?)
   • advance (what does advance mean?)
   • advancement (what does advancement mean?)
   • forward motion (what does forward motion mean?)
   • onward motion (what does onward motion mean?)
   • locomotion (what does locomotion mean?)
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • lurch (what does lurch mean?)
   • lunge (what does lunge mean?)
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • traveling (what does traveling mean?)
   • travelling (what does travelling mean?)
   • pursuit (what does pursuit mean?)
   • chase (what does chase mean?)
   • following (what does following mean?)
   • rise (what does rise mean?)
   • ascent (what does ascent mean?)
   • ascension (what does ascension mean?)
   • ascending (what does ascending mean?)
   • descent (what does descent mean?)
   • swing (what does swing mean?)
   • swinging (what does swinging mean?)
   • vacillation (what does vacillation mean?)
   • return (what does return mean?)
   • slide (what does slide mean?)
   • glide (what does glide mean?)
   • coast (what does coast mean?)
   • slippage (what does slippage mean?)
   • flow (what does flow mean?)
   • stream (what does stream mean?)
   • crawl (what does crawl mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • speeding (what does speeding mean?)
   • hurrying (what does hurrying mean?)
   • translation (what does translation mean?)
   • displacement (what does displacement mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • shifting (what does shifting mean?)
   • haste (what does haste mean?)
   • hurry (what does hurry mean?)
   • rush (what does rush mean?)
   • rushing (what does rushing mean?)
   • maneuver (what does maneuver mean?)
   • manoeuvre (what does manoeuvre mean?)
   • play (what does play mean?)
   • migration (what does migration mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • displace (what does displace mean?)
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • locomote (what does locomote mean?)
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • locomote (what does locomote mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • displace (what does displace mean?)
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • locomote (what does locomote mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a change of position that does not entail a change of location
   Synonym(s)
   • motility (what does motility mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise
   • movement is a sign of life
   • an impatient move of his hand
   • gastrointestinal motility
   Hypernyms(s) motion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • abduction (what does abduction mean?)
   • adduction (what does adduction mean?)
   • agitation (what does agitation mean?)
   • body English (what does body English mean?)
   • circumduction (what does circumduction mean?)
   • disturbance (what does disturbance mean?)
   • fetal movement (what does fetal movement mean?)
   • foetal movement (what does foetal movement mean?)
   • flit (what does flit mean?)
   • dart (what does dart mean?)
   • gesture (what does gesture mean?)
   • headshake (what does headshake mean?)
   • headshaking (what does headshaking mean?)
   • inclination (what does inclination mean?)
   • inclining (what does inclining mean?)
   • inversion (what does inversion mean?)
   • eversion (what does eversion mean?)
   • everting (what does everting mean?)
   • inversion (what does inversion mean?)
   • upending (what does upending mean?)
   • jerk (what does jerk mean?)
   • jerking (what does jerking mean?)
   • jolt (what does jolt mean?)
   • kick (what does kick mean?)
   • kicking (what does kicking mean?)
   • kneel (what does kneel mean?)
   • kneeling (what does kneeling mean?)
   • lurch (what does lurch mean?)
   • pitch (what does pitch mean?)
   • pitching (what does pitching mean?)
   • nystagmus (what does nystagmus mean?)
   • opening (what does opening mean?)
   • prostration (what does prostration mean?)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   • reaching (what does reaching mean?)
   • stretch (what does stretch mean?)
   • reciprocation (what does reciprocation mean?)
   • reclining (what does reclining mean?)
   • retraction (what does retraction mean?)
   • retroflection (what does retroflection mean?)
   • retroflexion (what does retroflexion mean?)
   • rotation (what does rotation mean?)
   • rotary motion (what does rotary motion mean?)
   • shutting (what does shutting mean?)
   • closing (what does closing mean?)
   • sitting (what does sitting mean?)
   • sitting (what does sitting mean?)
   • posing (what does posing mean?)
   • snap (what does snap mean?)
   • squat (what does squat mean?)
   • squatting (what does squatting mean?)
   • sweep (what does sweep mean?)
   • toss (what does toss mean?)
   • vibration (what does vibration mean?)
   • quiver (what does quiver mean?)
   • quivering (what does quivering mean?)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
   • waver (what does waver mean?)
   • flutter (what does flutter mean?)
   • flicker (what does flicker mean?)
   • standing (what does standing mean?)
   • straddle (what does straddle mean?)
   • span (what does span mean?)
   • stroke (what does stroke mean?)
   • wiggle (what does wiggle mean?)
   • wriggle (what does wriggle mean?)
   • squirm (what does squirm mean?)
   • eurythmy (what does eurythmy mean?)
   • eurhythmy (what does eurhythmy mean?)
   • eurythmics (what does eurythmics mean?)
   • eurhythmics (what does eurhythmics mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
   Synonym(s)
   • gesture (what does gesture mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) motion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • visual communication (what does visual communication mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sign (what does sign mean?)
   • gesticulation (what does gesticulation mean?)
   • beck (what does beck mean?)
   • facial expression (what does facial expression mean?)
   • facial gesture (what does facial gesture mean?)
   • flourish (what does flourish mean?)
   • high-five (what does high-five mean?)
   • previous question (what does previous question mean?)
   • shrug (what does shrug mean?)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
   • waving (what does waving mean?)
   • wafture (what does wafture mean?)
   • V sign (what does V sign mean?)
   • nod (what does nod mean?)
   • bow (what does bow mean?)
   • bowing (what does bowing mean?)
   • obeisance (what does obeisance mean?)
   • sign of the cross (what does sign of the cross mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • gesticulate (what does gesticulate mean?)
   • gesture (what does gesture mean?)
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   • gesticulate (what does gesticulate mean?)
   • gesture (what does gesture mean?)
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   • gesticulate (what does gesticulate mean?)
   • gesture (what does gesture mean?)
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
   Synonym(s)
   • question (what does question mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he made a motion to adjourn
   • she called for the question
   Hypernyms(s) motion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • proposal (what does proposal mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
   Synonym(s)
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) motion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • happening (what does happening mean?)
   • occurrence (what does occurrence mean?)
   • natural event (what does natural event mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • crustal movement (what does crustal movement mean?)
   • tectonic movement (what does tectonic movement mean?)
   • approach (what does approach mean?)
   • approaching (what does approaching mean?)
   • passing (what does passing mean?)
   • passage (what does passage mean?)
   • deflection (what does deflection mean?)
   • deflexion (what does deflexion mean?)
   • bending (what does bending mean?)
   • bend (what does bend mean?)
   • change of location (what does change of location mean?)
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
   • undulation (what does undulation mean?)
   • periodic motion (what does periodic motion mean?)
   • periodic movement (what does periodic movement mean?)
   • heave (what does heave mean?)
   • recoil (what does recoil mean?)
   • repercussion (what does repercussion mean?)
   • rebound (what does rebound mean?)
   • backlash (what does backlash mean?)
   • recoil (what does recoil mean?)
   • kick (what does kick mean?)
   • seek (what does seek mean?)
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   • wring (what does wring mean?)
   • throw (what does throw mean?)
   • stroke (what does stroke mean?)
   • cam stroke (what does cam stroke mean?)
   • turning (what does turning mean?)
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   • twist (what does twist mean?)
   • wrench (what does wrench mean?)
   • undulation (what does undulation mean?)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
   • moving ridge (what does moving ridge mean?)
   • wobble (what does wobble mean?)
   • whirl (what does whirl mean?)
   • commotion (what does commotion mean?)
   • Brownian movement (what does Brownian movement mean?)
   • Brownian motion (what does Brownian motion mean?)
   • pedesis (what does pedesis mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • locomote (what does locomote mean?)
6. Meaning
   • an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
   Synonym(s)
   • apparent motion (what does apparent motion mean?)
   • apparent movement (what does apparent movement mean?)
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the cinema relies on apparent motion
   • the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement
   Hypernyms(s) motion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • optical illusion (what does optical illusion mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a state of change
   Usage Example(s)
   • they were in a state of steady motion
   Hypernyms(s) motion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • state (what does state mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • motionlessness (what does motionlessness mean?)
   • stillness (what does stillness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • shaking (what does shaking mean?)
   • shakiness (what does shakiness mean?)
   • trembling (what does trembling mean?)
   • quiver (what does quiver mean?)
   • quivering (what does quivering mean?)
   • vibration (what does vibration mean?)
   • palpitation (what does palpitation mean?)
   • perpetual motion (what does perpetual motion mean?)
   • precession (what does precession mean?)
   • stream (what does stream mean?)
   • flow (what does flow mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • moving (what does moving mean?)
   • nonmoving (what does nonmoving mean?)
   • unmoving (what does unmoving mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • be active (what does be active mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)

MOTION as VERB

1. Meaning
   • show, express or direct through movement
   Synonym(s)
   • gesticulate (what does gesticulate mean?)
   • gesture (what does gesture mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He gestured his desire to leave
   Hypernyms(s) motion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • communicate (what does communicate mean?)
   • intercommunicate (what does intercommunicate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • wink (what does wink mean?)
   • exsert (what does exsert mean?)
   • stretch out (what does stretch out mean?)
   • put out (what does put out mean?)
   • extend (what does extend mean?)
   • hold out (what does hold out mean?)
   • stretch forth (what does stretch forth mean?)
   • shrug (what does shrug mean?)
   • clap (what does clap mean?)
   • spat (what does spat mean?)
   • applaud (what does applaud mean?)
   • clap (what does clap mean?)
   • spat (what does spat mean?)
   • acclaim (what does acclaim mean?)
   • bless (what does bless mean?)
   • sign (what does sign mean?)
   • nod (what does nod mean?)
   • cross oneself (what does cross oneself mean?)
   • bow (what does bow mean?)
   • bow down (what does bow down mean?)
   • shake (what does shake mean?)
   • beckon (what does beckon mean?)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • gesture (what does gesture mean?)
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   • gesture (what does gesture mean?)
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   • gesture (what does gesture mean?)
   • gesture (what does gesture mean?)
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   • gesture (what does gesture mean?)
   • gesticulation (what does gesticulation mean?)