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MAKE A MOTION

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

Synonyms:

make a motion; move

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "make a motion" is one way to...):

advise; propose; suggest (make a proposal, declare a plan for something)

Verb group:

go; move (have a turn; make one's move in a game)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

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