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–noun

1.	the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.

2.	power of movement, as of a living body.

3.	the manner of moving the body in walking; gait.

4.	a bodily movement or change of posture; gesture.

5.	a proposal formally made to a deliberative assembly: to make a motion to adjourn.

6.	Law. an application made to a court or judge for an order, ruling, or the like.

7.	a suggestion or proposal.

8.	an inward prompting or impulse; inclination: He will go only of his own motion.

9.	Music. melodic progression, as the change of a voice part from one pitch to another.

10.

Machinery.

a.	a piece of mechanism with a particular action or function.

b.	the action of such a mechanism.

–verb (used with object)

11.	to direct by a significant motion or gesture, as with the hand: to motion a person to a seat.

–verb (used without object)

12.	to make a meaningful motion, as with the hand; gesture; signal: to motion to someone to come.

—Idioms

13.	go through the motions, to do something halfheartedly, routinely, or as a formality or façade.

14.	in motion, in active operation; moving: The train was already in motion when he tried to board it.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME mocio(u)n < L mōtiōn- (s. of mōtiō), equiv. to mōt(us) (ptp. of movére to move) + -iōn- -ion

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—Related forms

mo·tion·al, adjective

mo·tion·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. Motion, move, movement refer to change of position in space. Motion denotes change of position, either considered apart from, or as a characteristic of, something that moves; usually the former, in which case it is often a somewhat technical or scientific term: perpetual motion. The chief uses of move are founded upon the idea of moving a piece, in chess or a similar game, for winning the game, and hence the word denotes any change of position, condition, or circumstances for the accomplishment of some end: a shrewd move to win votes. Movement is always connected with the person or thing moving, and is usually a definite or particular motion: the movements of a dance. 3. bearing, carriage.

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