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English Idioms :: motion
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motion - See: GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS. |
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Traditional English :: motion
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motion - n. & v. --n. 1 the act or process of moving or of changing position.
2 a particular manner of moving the body in walking etc.
3 a change of posture.
4 a gesture.
5 a formal proposal put to a committee, legislature, etc.
6 Law an application for a rule or order of court.
7 a an evacuation of the bowels. b (in sing. or pl.) faeces.
8 a piece of moving mechanism. --v. (often foll. by to + infin.)
1 tr. direct (a person) by a sign or gesture.
2 intr. (often foll. by to a person) make a gesture directing (motioned to me to leave). go through the motions 1 make a pretence; do something perfunctorily or superficially.
2 simulate an action by gestures. in motion moving; not at rest. motion picture (often (with hyphen) attrib.) a film (see FILM n. 3) with the illusion of movement. put (or set) in motion set going or working. motional adj. motionless adj. [ME f. OF f. L motio -onis (as MOVE)] |
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Related Words
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cheers
with
city
soundtrack
control
detector
camera
light
slow
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me
forward
graphic
simple
harmonic
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industry
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by
juvenile
download
video
slo
mp3
linear
local
melody
mentor
micro
danaher
sensor
star
trek
picture
sickness
patch
westie
association
america
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Most Often Usage
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cheers with motion
motion city soundtrack
motion control
motion detector camera
motion detector light
motion detector
slow motion fo me
forward motion
motion graphic
simple harmonic motion
he motion
motion industry
joy of motion
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juvenile slow motion video
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