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"police controlled the motion of the crowd"nounthe act of changing location from one place to anothertype of:
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verbshow, express or direct through movement
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"the cinema relies on apparent motion"nounan optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
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nouna natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
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"he made a motion to adjourn"nouna formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
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nounthe use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
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"the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"nouna change of position that does not entail a change of locationtype of:
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"they were in a state of steady motion"nouna state of changeOpposite:type of:
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coming move play turn change hurry question return sign throw state happening sitting standing kick reach following speed travel jerk shake bless turning opening rush rise wave seek passing movement chase coast progress shift swing closing bow advance approach flow kicking traveling bend squeeze approaching proposal stretch snap slide shaking pitch stroke twist communicate translation passage toss reaching travelling sweep stream crawl gesture kneel extend rushing clap pursuit waving swinging speeding beck trembling nod shutting squat descent haste jerking commotion disturbance procession heave spat wink applaud wrench rotation posing span shifting abduction bending maneuver pitching wiggle dart glide hurrying migration vibration flourish rebound kneeling wring occurrence flutter squatting whirl bowing jolt progression advancement lurch ascent flicker displacement inclination ascension manoeuvre ascending wobble squirm agitation quiver wriggle quivering shrug recoil lunge flit waver deflection gesticulate curtsy acclaim straddle reclining curtsey backlash beckon inversion retraction locomotion obeisance palpitation precession slippage repercussion motility inclining undulation jitter prostration reciprocation headshake forward motion onward motion pursual vacillation motional intercommunicate bow down cross oneself put out hold out exsert stretch out stretch forth apparent motion apparent movement optical illusion natural event occurrent cam stroke change of location moving ridge deflexion tectonic movement pedesis periodic motion periodic movement brownian motion brownian movement crustal movement visual communication wafture v sign sign of the cross previous question high-five gesticulation facial gesture facial expression eurythmics eurythmy eversion everting eye movement fetal movement upending foetal movement body english headshaking circumduction adduction retroflection retroflexion rotary motion saccade eurhythmics eurhythmy perpetual motion shakiness