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motion - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" |
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movement,
move,
motility |
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change the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
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abduction (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
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adduction (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
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agitation the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
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body english a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction
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circumduction a circular movement of a limb or eye
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disturbance the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
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fetal movement,
foetal movement motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy)
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flit,
dart a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a moonlight flit"
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gesture motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
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headshake,
headshaking the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement; "I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me"
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inclining,
inclination the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"
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everting,
eversion,
inversion the position of being turned outward; "the eversion of the foot"
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upending,
inversion the act of turning inside out
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jerking,
jolt,
saccade,
jerk a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
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kicking,
kick the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
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kneel,
kneeling supporting yourself on your knees
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pitching,
lurch,
pitch (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
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eye movement the movement of the eyes
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opening the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"
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prostration the act of assuming a prostrate position
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reaching,
reach,
stretch the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
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reciprocation alternating back-and-forth movement
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reclining the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
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retraction the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"
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retroflection,
retroflexion the act of bending backward
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rotary motion,
rotation the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
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shutting,
closing the act of closing something
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sitting the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"
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posing,
sitting the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"
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snap the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "he gave his fingers a snap"
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squatting,
squat the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
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sweep a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm"
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toss an abrupt movement; "a toss of his head"
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quivering,
quiver,
vibration case for holding arrows
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wave a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
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flicker,
waver,
flutter North American woodpecker
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standing the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
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straddle,
span the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options
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stroke a light touch with the hands
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squirm,
wiggle,
wriggle the act of wiggling
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eurhythmics,
eurhythmy,
eurythmics,
eurythmy the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding
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motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "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" |
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movement,
move |
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change the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
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approaching,
coming,
approach the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
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forward motion,
onward motion,
advancement,
procession,
progress,
progression,
advance gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"
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locomotion,
travel self-propelled movement
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lunge,
lurch (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
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traveling,
travelling,
travel the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"
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pursual,
following,
chase,
pursuit a group of followers or enthusiasts
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ascending,
ascent,
ascension,
rise an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
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descent the act of changing your location in a downward direction
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swinging,
vacillation,
swing changing location by moving back and forth
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return a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
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glide,
coast,
slide the activity of flying a glider
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slippage failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage"
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stream,
flow dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"
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crawl a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"
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hurrying,
speeding,
speed changing location rapidly
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displacement,
translation act of removing from office or employment
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shifting,
shift the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
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rushing,
haste,
hurry,
rush the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
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maneuver,
manoeuvre,
play an action aimed at evading an opponent
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migration the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
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motion - a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion" |
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motionlessness,
lifelessness,
stillness a state of no motion or movement; "the utter motionlessness of a marble statue"
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moving arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion; "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne
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nonmoving,
unmoving not in motion
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state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
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trembling,
palpitation,
quivering,
shakiness,
shaking,
quiver,
vibration a rapid and irregular heart beat
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perpetual motion motion that continues indefinitely without any external source of energy; impossible in practice because of friction
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precession the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
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stream,
flow dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"
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motion - a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question" |
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question |
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proposal the act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal"
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