n. 25B6; noun
the rocking motion of the boat 007C; a planet's motion around the sun : MOVEMENT, moving, locomotion, rise and fall, shifting; progress, passage, passing, transit, course, travel, travelling.
a motion of the hand : GESTURE, movement, signal, sign, indication; wave, nod, gesticulation.
the motion failed to obtain a majority : PROPOSAL, proposition, recommendation, suggestion.
kinetic.
25B6; verb he motioned her to sit down : GESTURE, signal, direct, indicate; wave, beckon, nod, gesticulate.
25A0; in motion MOVING, on the move, going, travelling, running, functioning, operational.
25A0; set in motion START, commence, begin, activate, initiate, launch, get under way, get going, get off the ground; trigger off, set off, spark off, generate, cause.