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motion [n]

1)	a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

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happening go crustal_movement approach passage deflection bend change_of_location undulation periodic_motion heave backlash kick seek squeeze cam_stroke turn twist undulation moving_ridge wobble commotion brownian_motion

2)	the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

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visual_communication gesticulate sign gesticulation beck facial_expression flourish high-five previous_question shrug wafture v_sign nod bow sign_of_the_cross

3)	a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"

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motility move movement

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change move abduction adduction agitation body_english circumduction disturbance fetal_movement dart gesture headshake inclination eversion inversion jerk kick kneel lurch nystagmus opening prostration reach reciprocation reclining retraction retroflection rotary_motion closing sitting posing snap squat sweep toss quiver wave flicker standing span stroke squirm eurhythmics

4)	a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"

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state be_active motionlessness moving nonmoving palpitation perpetual_motion precession flow

5)	a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"

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6)	the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"

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change displace go move approach advance locomotion lunge travel chase ascending descent swing return coast slippage flow crawl hurrying displacement shift haste maneuver migration

7)	an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement"

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apparent_motion apparent_movement movement

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optical_illusion

motion [v]

1)	show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"

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gesticulate gesture

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communicate gesture gesture gesticulation wink exsert shrug clap acclaim bless nod cross_oneself bow shake beckon

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