loco mote

lo·co·mote

[loh-kuh-moht]
verb (used without object), lo·co·mot·ed, lo·co·mot·ing.
to move about, especially under one's own power.

Origin:
1825–35; back formation from locomotion

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locomote

verb
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" [syn: travel] [ant: ostentatious
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