noun
1 movement
ADJECTIVE
▪ smooth , steady
▪ quick , rapid , swift
▪ gentle
▪ circular , rocking , rolling , sliding , swaying , sweeping , twisting
▪ bending , swinging , throwing , etc.
▪
He made throwing ~s with his hands.
▪ rhythmic
▪ graceful
▪ jerky
▪ exaggerated
▪ constant , continuous
▪ repetitive
▪ backward , downward , forward , upward
▪ side-to-side
▪ anticlockwise ( BrE ), clockwise , counterclockwise ( AmE )
▪ perpetual
▪
the search for the secret of perpetual ~
VERB + MOTION
▪ feel
▪
She could feel the rolling ~ of the ship under her feet.
▪ detect
▪ make , perform
▪
He made little flapping ~s with his arms.
▪ repeat
▪ mimic , simulate
▪ reverse
▪ restrict
▪
Too tight a grip will restrict the natural ~ in your hands.
MOTION + NOUN
▪ detector , sensor
▪ exercise
▪
After surgery, patients should begin a range of ~ exercises for the elbow.
PREPOSITION
▪ into ~
▪
The insects are stirred into ~ by the heat of the sun.
▪ in ~
▪
Do not open the door when the train is in ~.
PHRASES
▪ in a circular, smooth, etc. ~
▪ set sth in ~
2 suggestion
VERB + MOTION
▪ introduce ( esp. AmE ), propose , put ( BrE ), put forward ( BrE ), table (= present) ( BrE )
▪
Only delegates may introduce ~s and vote.
▪
The ~ was put before the conference.
▪
The board tabled a ~ calling for her resignation.
▪ debate ( esp. BrE ), discuss
▪
The ~ will be debated later today.
▪ vote on
▪ be in favour/favor of , second , speak in favour/favor of ( esp. BrE ), support , vote for
▪ accept ( esp. BrE ), adopt , approve , carry ( BrE ), pass
▪
The ~ was passed by 165 votes to 78.
▪ be against , oppose , speak against , vote against
▪ defeat , reject
▪
The ~ was defeated by 51 votes to 43.
▪ table (= postpone) ( AmE )
MOTION + VERB
▪ be carried ( BrE ), carry ( AmE )
▪
The ~ (was) carried.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of no confidence ( esp. BrE )
▪
He proposed a ~ of no confidence in the government.