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motion

noun
  1. the act of changing location from one place to another
    “police controlled the motion of the crowd”
    move
  2. a change of position that does not entail a change of location
    “The reflex motion of the eyebrows revealed their surprise.”
    move
  3. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
    gesture
  4. a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
    “The representative made a motion to adjourn.”
    question
  5. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
    movement
  6. an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
    “the cinema relies on apparent motion”
    movementapparent motionapparent movement
  7. a state of change
    “they were in a state of steady motion”
verb
  1. show, express or direct through movement
    gesturegesticulate