Swift or violent motion; impetus; force.

A forcible movement; impetus.

The sweeping or swinging motion of a heavy body, a storm, etc.; the impetus or momentum of a body, etc. in motion. Obsolete or dialect.

The force of the wind, or of any moving body; momentum, impetus; rush. to takeor fetch one's birr: to gather impetus for a leap by a short run or…

A rush, impetus; hence, a violent impact. Also, a rub. Now dialect and U.S.

= impetus, n.

Rapidity; impetus, force.

Impetus, violence, force. Obsolete. rare.

‘The force of a body in motion’ (Jamieson); impetus.

Bending, tension, spring (of mental faculties); strong bent or determination; impetus (of a body in motion).

Impetus (of motion); impetuous or forcible sweeping or whirling movement. Obsolete.

The force with which a body moves or maintains its velocity and overcomes resistance; energy of motion; impulse, impulsion.

The power to initiate movement, esp. the muscular or mechanical power needed to move the body or a machine; (hence) the force acting on a body to…

The effect produced by impulsion; motion caused by the sudden application of force; momentum, impetus.

Force of movement. Obsolete.

Tendency to onward motion imparted by some force or influence; impetus.

An accelerating impulse; impetus. Cf. send, n.2