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Motor

//ˈməʊtə// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to the ability to move. not-comparable

    "She has excellent motor skills."

  2. 2
    Propelled by an internal combustion engine (as opposed to a steam engine or turbine). not-comparable

    "A motor yacht for its size has about 30 per cent more accommodations than a steamer of the same size."

Adjective
  1. 1
    causing or able to cause motion wordnet
  2. 2
    conveying information to the muscles from the CNS wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Mator (“Samoyedic language”). alt-of, alternative
Noun
  1. 1
    A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
  2. 2
    machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion wordnet
  3. 3
    A motor car, or automobile, sometimes extended to other powered vehicles, such as goods vehicles.

    "Nice motor!"

  4. 4
    a nonspecific agent that imparts motion wordnet
  5. 5
    A source of power for something; an inspiration; a driving force. figuratively
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  1. 6
    Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.
  2. 7
    The controller or prime mover of the universe; God. archaic, poetic
  3. 8
    The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine". slang
Verb
  1. 1
    To make a journey by motor vehicle; to drive. dated

    "On Saturday we motored down to Plymouth."

  2. 2
    travel or be transported in a vehicle wordnet
  3. 3
    To rotate a jet engine or turboprop using the engine's starter, without introducing fuel into the engine. transitive

    "During startup, the engine should be motored for 20 to 30 seconds to allow the shafts to straighten out, as they may have become bowed under their own weight while the airplane was sitting on the ground."

  4. 4
    To progress at a brisk pace. figuratively, informal

    "Sales were slow at first, but now things are really motoring."

  5. 5
    To leave. slang

    "I gotta motor."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English motour (“controller, prime mover; God”), from Latin mōtor (“mover; that which moves something”), from mōtō (“to set in motion”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English motour (“controller, prime mover; God”), from Latin mōtor (“mover; that which moves something”), from mōtō (“to set in motion”).

Etymology 3

From Middle English motour (“controller, prime mover; God”), from Latin mōtor (“mover; that which moves something”), from mōtō (“to set in motion”).

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