[loh-kuh-moh-tiv] 
| 1. | a self-propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars. |
| 2. | an organized group cheer, usually led by a cheerleader, as at a football or basketball game, that begins slowly and progressively increases in speed in such a way as to suggest a steam locomotive. |
| 3. | Archaic. any self-propelled vehicle. |
| 4. | of or pertaining to locomotives. |
| 5. | of, pertaining to, or aiding in locomotion or movement from place to place: the locomotive powers of most animals. |
| 6. | moving or traveling by means of its own mechanism or powers. |
| 7. | serving to produce such movement; adapted for or used in locomotion: locomotive organs. |
| 8. | having the power of locomotion: an animal that is locomotive at birth. |
