motion

motion (http://definr.com/motion)

     n 1: a natural event that involves a change in the position or
          location of something [syn: movement]
     2: the use of movements (especially of the hands) to
        communicate familiar or prearranged signals [syn: gesture,
         gesticulation]
     3: 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" [syn: movement,
         move, motility]
     4: a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"
        [ant: motionlessness]
     5: 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" [syn: question]
     6: the act of changing your 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" [syn: movement, move]
     7: 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" [syn: {apparent
        motion}, apparent movement, movement]
     v : show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his
         desire to leave" [syn: gesticulate, gesture]