motion

motion: noun

1 movement

ADJECTIVE

▪ smooth, steady

▪ quick, rapid, swift

▪ gentle

▪ circular, rocking, rolling, sliding, swaying, sweeping, twisting

▪ bending, swinging, throwing, etc.

▪ He made throwing motions with his hands.

▪ rhythmic

▪ graceful

▪ jerky

▪ exaggerated

▪ constant, continuous

▪ repetitive

▪ backward, downward, forward, upward

▪ side-to-side

▪ anticlockwise (BrE), clockwise, counterclockwise (AmE)

▪ perpetual

▪ the search for the secret of perpetual motion

VERB + MOTION

▪ feel

▪ She could feel the rolling motion of the ship under her feet.

▪ detect

▪ make, perform

▪ He made little flapping motions with his arms.

▪ repeat

▪ mimic, simulate

▪ reverse

▪ restrict

▪ Too tight a grip will restrict the natural motion in your hands.

MOTION + NOUN

▪ detector, sensor

▪ exercise

▪ After surgery, patients should begin a range of motion exercises for the elbow.

PREPOSITION

▪ into motion

▪ The insects are stirred into motion by the heat of the sun.

▪ in motion

▪ Do not open the door when the train is in motion.

PHRASES

▪ in a circular, smooth, etc. motion

▪ set sth in motion

2 suggestion

VERB + MOTION

▪ introduce (esp. AmE), propose, put (BrE), put forward (BrE), table (= present) (BrE)

▪ Only delegates may introduce motions and vote.

▪ The motion was put before the conference.

▪ The board tabled a motion calling for her resignation.

▪ debate (esp. BrE), discuss

▪ The motion will be debated later today.

▪ vote on

▪ be in favour/favor of, second, speak in favour/favor of (esp. BrE), support, vote for

▪ accept (esp. BrE), adopt, approve, carry (BrE), pass

▪ The motion was passed by 165 votes to 78.

▪ be against, oppose, speak against, vote against

▪ defeat, reject

▪ The motion was defeated by 51 votes to 43.

▪ table (= postpone) (AmE)

MOTION + VERB

▪ be carried (BrE), carry (AmE)

▪ The motion (was) carried.

PHRASES

▪ a motion of no confidence (esp. BrE)

▪ He proposed a motion of no confidence in the government.

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Synonyms:

Movement, action, passage, change of place / Port, gait, air, appropriate motion / Impulse, prompting, suggestion, mental act / Proposition (especially one made in a deliberative body), proposal

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motion — mo·tion 1 n [Anglo French, from Latin motion motio movement, from movēre to move] 1: a proposal for action; esp: a formal proposal made in a legislative assembly made a motion to refer the bill to committee 2 a: an application made to a court or… … Law dictionary
motion — [ mosjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIIe; lat. motio 1 ♦ Vx Action de mouvoir (⇒ impulsion); mouvement. ♢ (sens repris au XXe) Psychan. Motion pulsionnelle : la pulsion en tant que modification psychique (pulsion en acte). 2 ♦ (1775; angl. motion) Mod … Encyclopédie Universelle
Motion — Mo tion, n. [F., fr. L. motio, fr. movere, motum, to move. See {Move}.] 1. The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; opposed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Motion — may refer to: Motion (physics), any movement or change in position or place .... Motion (legal), a procedural device in law to bring a limited, contested matter before a court Motion (democracy), a formal step to introduce a matter for… … Wikipedia
motion — n Motion, movement, move, locomotion, stir mean the act or an instance of moving. Motion is the appropriate term in abstract use for the act or process of moving, without regard to what moves or is moved; in philosophical and aesthetic use it is… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
motion — mo‧tion [ˈməʊʆn ǁ ˈmoʊ ] noun [countable] a suggestion that is made formally at a meeting and then decided on by voting: • The motion was carried (= accepted ) by 15 votes to 10. • I d like to propose a motion to move the weekly meetings to… … Financial and business terms
Motion — Mo tion, v. t. 1. To direct or invite by a motion, as of the hand or head; as, to motion one to a seat. [1913 Webster] 2. To propose; to move. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I want friends to motion such a matter. Burton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
motion — [n1] movement, action act, advance, agitation, ambulation, body English*, change, changing, direction, drift, dynamics, flow, fluctuation, flux, full swing*, gesticulation, gesture, high sign*, inclination, kinetics, locomotion, mobility,… … New thesaurus
motion — [mō′shən] n. [ME mocioun < L motio (gen. motionis), a moving < motus, pp. of movere,MOVE] 1. the act or process of moving; passage of a body from one place to another; movement 2. the act of moving the body or any of its parts 3. a… … English World dictionary
Motion — Mo tion, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Motioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Motioning}.] 1. To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to motion to one to take a seat. [1913 Webster] 2. To make proposal; to offer plans. [Obs.] Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
motion — A request filed with the Court for a specific action to be taken. (Bernstein s Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012. motion A request filed with the Court for a specific action to be taken … Glossary of Bankruptcy

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