n.
- the action or process of moving or being moved.
- a movement or gesture.
- a piece of moving mechanism.
- a formal proposal put to a legislature or committee.
▸Law an application for a rule or order of court.
- Brit. an evacuation of the bowels.
v.
direct (someone) with a gesture.
Phrase
- go through the motions
- do something perfunctorily.
- simulate an action.
Derivative
- motional adj.
- motionless adj.
- motionlessly adv.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. motio(n-), from movere ‘to move’.