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motion
Part of speech: NounThe act, process, or state of changing place; the changing of position; a gesture; action, as opposed to rest; impulse or desire; a formal proposal made in a meeting of a society, etc.; as, a motion to adjourn is in order.
Part of speech: VerbTo make a movement or gesture full of meaning; as, to motion to someone to come forward.
Part of speech: VerbTo guide or invite by a gesture; as, to motion someone to come forward.
Part of speech: Adjective Usage examples "motion":- It seemed to Terry that the big man made some odd motion with his hidden fingers. - "Black Jack", Max Brand.
- Aye, I second the motion. - "Caribbee", Thomas Hoover.
- At the same time, I'll admit, at first blush, that I don't care particularly for the motion of the push cart. - "The High School Boys' Fishing Trip", H. Irving Hancock.