English > motion: 8 senses > noun 1, communication| Meaning | The use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals. |
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| Synonym | gesture |
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| Narrower | V sign | A sign (for victory) |
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| beck | A beckoning / beckoning gesture |
| bow, bowing, obeisance | bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting |
| curtsy, curtsey | bending the knees |
| facial expression, facial gesture | A gesture executed with the facial muscles |
| flourish | A showy gesture |
| gesticulation | A deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion |
| high-five | A gesture of greeting or elation |
| nod | A sign of assent or salutation / salutation or command |
| previous question | A motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly |
| shrug | A gesture involving the shoulders |
| sign | A gesture that is part of a sign language |
| sign of the cross | A gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross |
| wave, waving, wafture | The act of signaling by a movement of the hand |
| Broader | visual communication | communication that relies on vision |
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| Spanish | ademán, gesticulación, gesto, mímica |
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| Catalan | gesticulació, gest, mímica, posat |
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| Verbs | motion | show, express or direct through movement |
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English > motion: 8 senses > noun 2, event| Meaning | A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
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| Synonym | movement |
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| Narrower | Brownian movement, Brownian motion, pedesis | The random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid / liquid |
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| approach, approaching | The event of one object coming closer to another |
| bending, bend | movement that causes the formation of a curve |
| change of location, travel | A movement through space that changes the location of something |
| crustal movement, tectonic movement | movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust |
| deflection, deflexion | The movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position |
| heave | (geology) a horizontal dislocation |
| jitter | A small irregular movement |
| passing, passage | The motion / motion of one object relative to another |
| periodic motion, periodic movement | motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence remains the same |
| recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash | A movement back from an impact |
| recoil, kick | The backward jerk of a gun / gun when it is fired |
| seek | The movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk |
| squeeze, wring | A twisting squeeze |
| throw, stroke, cam stroke | The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam |
| turning, turn | A movement in a new direction |
| twist, wrench | A jerky pulling movement |
| undulation | wavelike motion |
| wave, undulation | (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth |
| wave, moving ridge | One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid / liquid (especially across a large body of water) |
| whirl, commotion | confused / confused movement |
| wobble | An unsteady rocking motion / motion |
| Broader | happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event | An event that happens |
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| Spanish | movimiento |
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| Catalan | moviment |
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| Adjectives | motional | of or relating to or characterized by motion |
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English > motion: 8 senses > noun 3, act| Meaning | A change of position that does not entail a change of location. |
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| Example | "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise" |
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| Synonyms | movement, move, motility |
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| Narrower | abduction | (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body |
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| adduction | (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body |
| agitation | The act of agitating something |
| body English | A motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction |
| circumduction | A circular movement of a limb or eye |
| disturbance | The act of disturbing something or someone |
| eurythmy, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurhythmics | The interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions |
| eye movement | The movement of the eyes |
| fetal movement, foetal movement | motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy) |
| flit, dart | A sudden quick movement |
| gesture | motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling |
| headshake, headshaking | The act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement |
| inclination, inclining | The act of inclining |
| inversion, upending | turning upside down |
| inversion, eversion, everting | The act of turning inside out |
| jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade | An abrupt spasmodic movement |
| kick, kicking | A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics |
| kneel, kneeling | supporting yourself on your knees |
| lurch, pitch, pitching | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) |
| opening | The act of opening something |
| prostration | The act of assuming a prostrate position |
| reach, reaching, stretch | The act of physically reaching or thrusting out |
| reciprocation | Alternating back-and-forth movement |
| reclining | The act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position |
| retraction | The act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back |
| retroflection, retroflexion | The act of bending backward |
| rotation, rotary motion | The act of rotating as if on an axis |
| shutting, closing | The act of closing something |
| sitting | The act of assuming or maintaining a seated position |
| sitting, posing | (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait) |
| snap | The act of snapping the fingers |
| squat, squatting | The act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels |
| standing | The act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position |
| straddle, span | The act of sitting or standing astride |
| stroke | A single complete movement |
| sweep | A movement in an arc |
| toss | An abrupt movement |
| vibration, quiver, quivering | The act of vibrating |
| wave | A movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon |
| waver, flutter, flicker | The act of moving back and forth |
| wiggle, wriggle, squirm | The act of wiggling |
| Broader | change | The action of changing something |
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| Spanish | movimiento |
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| Catalan | motilitat, moviment |
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| Verbs | move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
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English > motion: 8 senses > noun 6, act| Meaning | The act of changing location from one place to another. |
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| Example | "police controlled the motion of the crowd" |
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| Synonyms | movement, move |
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| Narrower | approach, approaching, coming | The act of drawing spatially closer to something |
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| crawl | A very slow movement |
| descent | The act of changing your location in a downward direction |
| flow, stream | The act of flowing or streaming |
| haste, hurry, rush, rushing | The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner |
| locomotion, travel | self-propelled movement |
| lurch, lunge | The act of moving forward suddenly |
| maneuver, manoeuvre, play | A deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill |
| migration | The movement of persons from one country or locality to another |
| progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion | The act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
| pursuit, chase, pursual, following | The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture |
| return | The act of going back to a prior location |
| rise, ascent, ascension, ascending | The act of changing location in an upward direction |
| shift, shifting | The act of moving from one place to another |
| slide, glide, coast | The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it |
| slippage | failing to hold or slipping out of place |
| speed, speeding, hurrying | changing location rapidly |
| swing, swinging, vacillation | changing location by moving back and forth |
| translation, displacement | The act of uniform movement |
| travel, traveling, travelling | The act of going from one place to another |
| Broader | change | The action of changing something |
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| Spanish | desplazamiento, movimiento, traslado |
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| Catalan | desplaçament, moviment, trasllat |
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| Adjectives | motional | of or relating to or characterized by motion |
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| Verbs | move | change location |
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English > motion: 8 senses > verb 1, communication| Meaning | show, express or direct through movement. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s to somebody |
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| Synonyms | gesticulate, gesture |
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| Entailed by | salute, present | recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation |
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| Narrower | applaud, clap, spat, acclaim | clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval |
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| beckon, wave | Signal with the hands or nod |
| bless, sign | make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection |
| bow, bow down | bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head |
| clap, spat | clap one's hands together |
| cross oneself | make the sign of the cross |
| exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth | thrust or extend out |
| nod | Express or signify by nodding |
| shake | shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state |
| shrug | Raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference / indifference or resignation |
| wink | Signal by winking |
| Broader | communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
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| Spanish | gesticular |
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| Catalan | gesticular |
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| Nouns | motion | the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals |
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