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{
"term": "motion",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the act or process of moving or the way something moves",
"sensetop": "in motion",
"labels": "(formal)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "What was Newton's first law of motion?"
},
{
"text": "The swaying motion of the ship was making me feel seasick."
},
{
"text": "Rub the cream in with a circular motion."
},
{
"text": "Do not alight while the train is still in motion *(= moving)*.",
"contextForm": "in motion"
},
{
"text": "Do not open the door when the train is in motion."
},
{
"text": "She could feel the rolling motion of the ship under her feet."
},
{
"text": "The insects are stirred into motion by the heat of the sun."
},
{
"text": "Too tight a grip will restrict the natural motion in your hands."
},
{
"text": "Please don't stand while the bus is in motion."
}
],
"topics": ["Physics and chemistry"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["smooth", "steady", "quick"],
"verb + motion": ["feel", "detect", "make"],
"motion + noun": ["detector", "sensor", "exercise"],
"preposition": ["into motion", "in motion"],
"phrases": [
"in a circular, smooth, etc. motion",
"set something in motion"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a particular movement made usually with your hand or your head, especially to communicate something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "At a single motion of his hand, the room fell silent."
},
{
"text": "She made a sawing motion with her hand."
},
{
"text": "He made little flapping motions with his arms."
},
{
"text": "She made a slight motion with her hand."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["smooth", "steady", "quick"],
"verb + motion": ["feel", "detect", "make"],
"motion + noun": ["detector", "sensor", "exercise"],
"preposition": ["into motion", "in motion"],
"phrases": [
"in a circular, smooth, etc. motion",
"set something in motion"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a formal proposal that is discussed and voted on at a meeting",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **table/put forward a motion**"
},
{
"text": "to propose a motion *(= to be the main speaker in favour of a motion)*"
},
{
"text": "The **motion** was **adopted/carried** by six votes to one."
},
{
"text": "The Opposition tabled a motion calling for the prime minister's resignation."
},
{
"text": "The board tabled a motion calling for her resignation."
},
{
"text": "The motion was defeated by 51 votes to 43."
},
{
"text": "The motion was passed by 165 votes to 78."
},
{
"text": "The motion was put before the conference."
},
{
"text": "The motion was put to the conference and fully debated."
},
{
"text": "The motion will be debated later today."
},
{
"text": "He proposed a motion of no confidence in the government."
},
{
"text": "Only delegates may introduce motions and vote."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verb + motion": ["introduce", "propose", "put"],
"motion + verb": ["be carried", "carry"],
"phrases": ["a motion of no confidence"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "an act of emptying the bowels; the waste matter that is emptied from the bowels",
"labels": "(British English, formal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to do or say something because you have to, not because you really want to",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to start something moving",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They set the machinery in motion."
},
{
"text": "The wheels of change have been set in motion."
},
{
"text": "He wound the key and set the toy in motion."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈməʊʃn/",
"audio": "mo/motion/motion__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈməʊʃn/",
"audio": "mo/motion/motion__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: via Old French from Latin motio(n-), from movere ‘to move’."
}