Define

motion

noun

noun: motion; plural noun: motions

1. 1.

   the action or process of moving or being moved.

   "the laws of planetary motion"

   synonyms:

   movement, moving, locomotion, rise and fall, shifting, stirring, to and fro, toing and froing, coming and going; More progress, passage, passing, transit, course, flow, going, travel, travelling; motility, mobility "the rocking motion of the boat"

   • a gesture.

     "she made a motion with her free hand"

     synonyms:

     gesture, gesticulation, movement, signal, sign, indication; More wave, nod; body language, kinesics "she made a little fluttering motion with her hands"

   • a piece of moving mechanism.

     "the earliest engines had the Gresley conjugated motion for the middle cylinder"
2. 2.

   a formal proposal put to a legislature or committee.

   "opposition parties tabled a no-confidence motion"

   synonyms:

   proposal, proposition, submission, recommendation, suggestion "the motion failed to obtain an absolute majority in the Assembly"

   • Law

     an application for a rule or order of court.

     "often the defendant contributes to the length of proceedings by filing many procedural motions"
3. 3.

   British

   an evacuation of the bowels.

   "73% of the patients had fewer than three bowel motions a day"

verb

verb: motion; 3rd person present: motions; past tense: motioned; past participle: motioned; gerund or present participle: motioning

1. 1.

   direct or command (someone) with a movement of the hand or head.

   "he motions her towards the lift"

   synonyms:

   gesture, gesticulate, signal, sign, direct, indicate; More