the act, process, or an instance of changing position; a movement
the way in which somebody or something moves
the ability to move
the act or an instance of moving part of the body; a gesture
a beckoning motion
a moving part or mechanism
a proposal for action, esp a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly
an application made to a court or judge to obtain an order, ruling, or direction
(also in pl) an evacuation of the bowels
the matter evacuated from the bowels at one time; a stool
an impulse or inclination of the mind or will
the motions of humanity to good or evil — T S Eliot
a melodic change of pitch
go through the motions
to carry out an activity half-heartedly or mechanically
in motion
moving or functioning
set in motion
to initiate (something)
motional adj
motionless adj
motionlessly adv
motionlessness noun
[Middle English mocioun via Frenchfrom Latin motion-, motio movement, from motus, past part. of movēre to move]