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ONWARD MOTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
Synonyms:
advance; advancement; forward motion; onward motion; procession; progress; progression
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("onward motion" 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 "onward motion"):
push (an effort to advance)
career; life history (the general progression of your working or professional life)
march (a steady advance)
clear sailing; easy going; plain sailing (easy unobstructed progress)
leapfrog (advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors)
