Synonym: activity, doings, legislation, movement, proposal, proposition, resolution, suggestion. Antonym: inaction, rest. Similar words: promotion, notion, negotiation, motive, motivate, option, action, nation. Meaning: ['məʊʃn] 
n. 1. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something 2. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals 3. a change of position that does not entail a change of location 4. a state of change 5. a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote 6. the act of changing location from one place to another 7. an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object. v. show, express or direct through movement.
n. 1. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something 2. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals 3. a change of position that does not entail a change of location 4. a state of change 5. a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote 6. the act of changing location from one place to another 7. an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object. v. show, express or direct through movement. 
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31) He spoke for the motion.
32) Swing the tennis racquet in one smooth motion.
33) His golf swing is poetry in motion .
34) A small minority voted against the motion.
35) Ok, all of us second the motion.
36) The tendency precipitates into observable motion.
37) A new motion was sponsored by John Smith.
38) He stonewalled against the motion.
39) The bill/motion/resolution was carried by 340 votes to 210.
40) The motion was adopted / carried.
41) He made a neat chopping motion with his hand.
42) She made a sawing motion with her hand.
43) They set the machinery in motion.
44) The motion/proposal/resolution/bill was carried by 210 votes to 160.
45) The motion was carried unanimously.
46) Do we have a proposer for this motion?
47) The motion he held forth has not been approved.
48) The proposer of the motion tonight is Jonathan Hesk.
49) The motion was defeated by 20 votes to 18.
50) The conference adopted a motion.
51) 20 delegates voted for/against the motion.
52) He stands for your motion.
53) The object is no longer in cyclical motion.
54) He suppressed a wince as motion renewed the pain.
55) They replayed the finish in slow motion.
56) The motion was sealed by the parliament.
57) The motion was defeated by 201 votes to 159.
58) Churchill immediately set into motion a daring plan.
59) The motion was defeated by 51 votes to 43.
60) The motion was put to the assembly.
More similar words: promotion, notion, negotiation, motive, motivate, option, action, nation, section, auction, mention, question, portion, fiction, edition, reaction, fraction, location, function, sanction, equation, adoption, reduction, zonation, donation, abortion, addition, formation, operation, national.