Main entry: motion, move, movement
Definition: the act of changing location from one place to another
Usage: 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
Main entry: motility, motion, move, movement
Definition: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
Usage: the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise; movement is a sign of life; an impatient move of his hand; gastrointestinal motility
Definition: the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
Definition: a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
Usage: he made a motion to adjourn; she called for the question
Definition: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Main entry: apparent motion, apparent movement, motion, movement
Definition: an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
Usage: the cinema relies on apparent motion; the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement
Main entry: motion
Definition: a state of change
Usage: they were in a state of steady motion
Main entry: gesticulate, gesture, motion
Definition: show, express or direct through movement
Usage: He gestured his desire to leave