motion
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I. noun
Etymology: Middle English mocioun, from Anglo-French motion, from Latin motion-, motio movement, from movēre to move
Date: 14th century
1.
a. an act, process, or instance of changing place ; movement
b. an active or functioning state or condition <
set the divorce proceedings in motion
>
2. an impulse or inclination of the mind or will
3.
a. a proposal for action; especially a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly
b. an application made to a court or judge to obtain an order, ruling, or direction
4. obsolete
a. a puppet show
b. puppet
5. mechanism
6.
a. an act or instance of moving the body or its parts ; gesture
b. plural activities, movements
7. melodic change of pitch
• motional adjective
• motionless adjective
• motionlessly adverb
• motionlessness noun
II. verb
(motioned; motioning)
Date: 1747
intransitive verb
to signal by a movement or gesture <the pitcher motioned to the catcher
>
transitive verb
to direct by a motion <motioned me to the seat
>
New Collegiate Dictionary.
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motion — mo·tion 1 n [Anglo French, from Latin motion motio movement, from movēre to move] 1: a proposal for action; esp: a formal proposal made in a legislative assembly made a motion to refer the bill to committee 2 a: an application made to a court or… … Law dictionary
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Motion — Mo tion, v. t. 1. To direct or invite by a motion, as of the hand or head; as, to motion one to a seat. [1913 Webster] 2. To propose; to move. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I want friends to motion such a matter. Burton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
motion — [n1] movement, action act, advance, agitation, ambulation, body English*, change, changing, direction, drift, dynamics, flow, fluctuation, flux, full swing*, gesticulation, gesture, high sign*, inclination, kinetics, locomotion, mobility,… … New thesaurus
motion — [mō′shən] n. [ME mocioun < L motio (gen. motionis), a moving < motus, pp. of movere,MOVE] 1. the act or process of moving; passage of a body from one place to another; movement 2. the act of moving the body or any of its parts 3. a… … English World dictionary
Motion — Mo tion, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Motioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Motioning}.] 1. To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to motion to one to take a seat. [1913 Webster] 2. To make proposal; to offer plans. [Obs.] Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
motion — A request filed with the Court for a specific action to be taken. (Bernstein s Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012. motion A request filed with the Court for a specific action to be taken … Glossary of Bankruptcy
