motion noun (MOVEMENT)
C2 [ C or U ] the act or process of moving, or a particular action or movement:
› [ C ] UK a polite way of referring to the process of getting rid of solid waste from the body, or the waste itself:
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- Onstage she is a human dynamo, spending the hour in perpetual motion.
- He gloved the ball, turned, and threw in one motion.
- The motion of the car almost lulled her to sleep.
- The spaceship's jets were fired periodically to dampen a side-to-side pendulum motion that had developed.
- I thought a phone call to the right person might set the wheels in motion.
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motion noun (SUGGESTION)
C2 [ C ] a formal suggestion made, discussed, and voted on at a meeting:
[ + to infinitive ] Someone proposed a motion to increase the membership fee to $500 a year.
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- Delegates have voted in favour of the motion.
- Anyone wishing to dissent from the motion should now raise their hand.
- Those voting for the motion, 96, and those voting against, 54.
- The motion for tonight's debate is, "This house believes that capital punishment should be abolished."
- He proposed a motion that the chairman resign.
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