{
    "term": "motion",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the act or process of moving or the way something moves",
            "sensetop": "in motion",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "What was Newton's first law of motion?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The swaying motion of the ship was making me feel seasick."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Rub the cream in with a circular motion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do not alight while the train is still in motion *(= moving)*.",
                    "contextForm": "in motion"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do not open the door when the train is in motion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She could feel the rolling motion of the ship under her feet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The insects are stirred into motion by the heat of the sun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Too tight a grip will restrict the natural motion in your hands."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please don't stand while the bus is in motion."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Physics and chemistry"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["smooth", "steady", "quick"],
                "verb + motion": ["feel", "detect", "make"],
                "motion + noun": ["detector", "sensor", "exercise"],
                "preposition": ["into motion", "in motion"],
                "phrases": [
                    "in a circular, smooth, etc. motion",
                    "set something in motion"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a particular movement made usually with your hand or your head, especially to communicate something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "At a single motion of his hand, the room fell silent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She made a sawing motion with her hand."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He made little flapping motions with his arms."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She made a slight motion with her hand."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["smooth", "steady", "quick"],
                "verb + motion": ["feel", "detect", "make"],
                "motion + noun": ["detector", "sensor", "exercise"],
                "preposition": ["into motion", "in motion"],
                "phrases": [
                    "in a circular, smooth, etc. motion",
                    "set something in motion"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a formal proposal that is discussed and voted on at a meeting",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **table/put forward a motion**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to propose a motion *(= to be the main speaker in favour of a motion)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **motion** was **adopted/carried** by six votes to one."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Opposition tabled a motion calling for the prime minister's resignation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The board tabled a motion calling for her resignation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The motion was defeated by 51 votes to 43."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The motion was passed by 165 votes to 78."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The motion was put before the conference."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The motion was put to the conference and fully debated."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The motion will be debated later today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He proposed a motion of no confidence in the government."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only delegates may introduce motions and vote."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + motion": ["introduce", "propose", "put"],
                "motion + verb": ["be carried", "carry"],
                "phrases": ["a motion of no confidence"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "an act of emptying the bowels; the waste matter that is emptied from the bowels",
            "labels": "(British English, formal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do or say something because you have to, not because you really want to",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to start something moving",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They set the machinery in motion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The wheels of change have been set in motion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wound the key and set the toy in motion."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈməʊʃn/",
                "audio": "mo/motion/motion__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈməʊʃn/",
                "audio": "mo/motion/motion__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: via Old French from Latin motio(n-), from movere ‘to move’."
}