1. (noun)gesture, motion the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
2. (noun)movement, motion a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
3. (noun)motion, movement, move, motility 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"
4. (noun)motion a state of change
"they were in a state of steady motion"
5. (noun)motion, question 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"
6. (noun)motion, movement, move 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"
7. (noun)apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movement 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"
8. (verb)gesticulate, gesture, motion show, express or direct through movement
"He gestured his desire to leave"
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