motion
- motion
- [[t]mo͟ʊʃ(ə)n[/t]]
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motions, motioning, motioned
1) N-UNCOUNT Motion is the activity or process of continually changing position or moving from one place to another.
...the laws governing light, sound, and motion...
One group of muscles sets the next group in motion...
The wind from the car's motion whipped her hair around her head.
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2) N-COUNT: usu with supp A motion is an action, gesture, or movement.
Cover each part of the body with long sweeping strokes or circular motions...
He made a neat chopping motion with his hand.
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3) N-COUNT A motion is a formal proposal or statement in a meeting, debate, or trial, which is discussed and then voted on or decided on.
The conference is now debating the motion and will vote on it shortly...
Opposition parties are likely to bring a no-confidence motion against the government...
He is eligible now to file a motion for a new trial.
4)
VERB If you
motion to someone, you move your hand or head as a way of telling them to do something or telling them where to go.
[V for n to-inf] She motioned for the locked front doors to be opened...
[V n prep/adv] He stood aside and motioned Don to the door...
[V n to-inf] I motioned him to join us...
[V to n to-inf] He motioned to her to go behind the screen.
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5) N-COUNT (politeness) Some people, especially doctors or nurses, use motion as a polite way of referring to a person's act of defecation or the faeces produced. [BRIT]
Try to make sure your bowel motions are regular and that you avoid any constipation.
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(in AM, use movement)
7) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that someone is going through the motions, you think they are only saying or doing something because it is expected of them without being interested, enthusiastic, or sympathetic.
`You really don't care, do you?' she said quietly. `You're just going through the motions.'
8) PHRASE: V inflects If you go through the motions, you pretend to do something by making the movements associated with a particular action.
The sailor went through all the motions smartly...
Actors go through the motions of different types of labor.
9)
PHRASE: usu
v-link PHR, PHR after
v If a process or event is
in motion, it is happening. If it is set
in motion, it is happening or beginning to happen.
His job as England manager begins in earnest now his World Cup campaign is in motion...
Her sharp, aggressive tone set in motion the events that led to her downfall.
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10) PHRASE: V inflects If someone sets the wheels in motion, they take the necessary action to make something start happening.
I have set the wheels in motion to sell Endsleigh Court.
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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 [ˈməʊʆn 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
