noun
plural -tions
an act or process of moving :movement [noncount]
[count] :a movement of your body or of a part of your body
[count] a formal suggestion or proposal that is made at a meeting for something to be done
b law :a formal request made to a court of law or judge for something to be done or happen
[count] Brit medical
an act of passing solid waste from the body :a bowel movement
the solid waste that is passed from the body
go through the motions
to do something without making much effort to do it well
in motion
moving
When something, such as a plan or process, is in motion or has been set in motion or put in/into motion, it has begun and is proceeding.
poetry in motion
verb
-tions; -tioned; -tioning
to make a movement of your hand, head, etc., that tells someone to move or act in a certain way [+ obj]
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