n.
- a machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or other device.
- Brit. informal a car.
adj.
- chiefly Brit. driven by a motor.
▸relating to motor vehicles:
motor insurance.
- giving, imparting, or producing motion or action.
▸Physiology relating to muscular movement or the nerves activating it.
v.
travel in a car.
▸informal move or travel quickly.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from L., lit. ‘mover’, based on movere ‘to move’.