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English adjective: motor | |||
| 1. | motor conveying information to the muscles from the CNS | ||
| Samples | Motor nerves. | ||
| Synonyms | centrifugal | ||
| Similar | efferent, motorial | ||
| Antonyms | afferent | ||
| 2. | motor causing or able to cause motion | ||
| Samples | A motive force. Motive power. Motor energy. | ||
| Synonyms | motive | ||
| Similar | causative | ||
| Antonyms | noncausal, noncausative | ||
English noun: motor | |||
| 1. | motor (artifact) machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | machine | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | electric motor, engine, stepper, stepping motor | ||
| 2. | motor (object) a nonspecific agent that imparts motion | ||
| Samples | Happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agent | ||
English verb: motor | |||
| 1. | motor (motion) travel or be transported in a vehicle | ||
| Samples | We drove to the university every morning. They motored to London for the theater. | ||
| Examples | They motor up the hill | ||
| Synonyms | drive | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Entail | ride | ||
| Verb group | drive, take | ||
| Domain category | driving | ||
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