motor

Plural: motors

Noun

• machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
• a nonspecific agent that imparts motion
  • "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action"
• A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
• A motor car, or automobile, sometimes extended to other powered vehicles, such as goods vehicles.
• A source of power for something; an inspiration; a driving force.
• Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.
• The controller or prime mover of the universe; God.
• The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".

Verb

Verb Forms: motored, motoring, motors

• To travel by automobile.
• travel or be transported in a vehicle
  • "They motored to London for the theater"
• To make a journey by motor vehicle; to drive.
• To rotate a jet engine or turboprop using the engine's starter, without introducing fuel into the engine.
• To progress at a brisk pace.
• To leave.

Adjective Satellite

• conveying information to the muscles from the CNS
  • "motor nerves"
• causing or able to cause motion
  • "motor energy"

Adj

• Relating to the ability to move.
• Propelled by an internal combustion engine (as opposed to a steam engine or turbine).

Examples

• During startup, the engine should be motored for 20 to 30 seconds to allow the shafts to straighten out, as they may have become bowed under their own weight while the airplane was sitting on the ground.
• I gotta motor.
• Motor insurance is expensive for youngsters.
• Nice motor!
• On Saturday we motored down to Plymouth.
• Sales were slow at first, but now things are really motoring.
• She has excellent motor skills.
• The player would MOTOR through their list of words, trying to find the best play.

Synonyms

centrifugal, drive, motive, engine, kicker, moto

Related Words

motoric

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