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LOCOMOTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Self-propelled movement
Synonyms:
locomotion; travel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("locomotion" is a kind of...):
motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "locomotion"):
brachiation (swinging by the arms from branch to branch)
walk; walking (the act of traveling by foot)
step (the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down)
gait (a horse's manner of moving)
run; running (the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace)
jog; lope; trot (a slow pace of running)
crawl; crawling; creep; creeping (a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body)
circle; circuit; lap (movement once around a course)
dance step; step (a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance)
stroke (any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing)
Derivation:
locomote (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
locomotive (of or relating to locomotion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The power or ability to move
Synonyms:
locomotion; motive power; motivity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("locomotion" is a kind of...):
mobility (the quality of moving freely)
Derivation:
locomote (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
locomotive (of or relating to locomotion)
