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Noun: motor  mowtu(r)
  1. Machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
     
  2. A nonspecific agent that imparts motion
    "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action"
Verb: motor  mowtu(r)
  1. Travel or be transported in a vehicle
    "They motored to London for the theatre"
    - drive
Adjective: motor  mowtu(r)
  1. Conveying information to the muscles from the CNS
    "motor nerves"
    - centrifugal
     
  2. Causing or able to cause motion
    "motor energy"
    - motive

Derived forms: motoring, motored, motors

See also: causative, efferent, motorial, motoring, motorist, motorize

Type of: agent, go, locomote, machine, move, travel

Encyclopedia: Motor