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Something, such as a machine or an engine, that produces or imparts motion.
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A device that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, especially an internal-combustion engine or an arrangement of coils and magnets that converts electric current into mechanical power.
(noun)
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A motor vehicle, especially an automobile: "It was a night of lovers. All along the highway ... motors were parked and dim figures were clasped in revery” ( Sinclair Lewis).
(noun)
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Causing or producing motion: motor power.
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Driven by or having a motor.
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The engine, esp an internal-combustion engine, of a vehicle
(noun)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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(as modifier)
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A machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy by means of the forces exerted on a current-carrying coil placed in a magnetic field
(noun)
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Any device that converts another form of energy into mechanical energy to produce motion
(noun)
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An indispensable part or player that moves a process or system along
(noun)
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A car or other motor vehicle
(noun)
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Producing or causing motion
(adjective)
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Of or relating to nerves or neurons that carry impulses that cause muscles to contract
(adjective)
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Of or relating to movement or to muscles that induce movement
(adjective)
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To travel by car
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To transport by car
(verb)
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To move fast; make good progress
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To motivate
(verb)
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