Locomotion

Word LOCOMOTION
Character 10
Hyphenation lo co mo tion
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Locomotion"

What do we mean by locomotion?

The act of moving from place to place. noun

The ability to move from place to place. noun

Movement from place to place; progressive motion, as of a living being or a vehicle; the act of moving from point to point; also, the capability of moving in this manner. noun

The act of moving from place to place. noun

The power of moving from place to place, characteristic of the higher animals and some of the lower forms of plant life. noun

The name of a song and a dance, briefly popular in the 1960's. noun

The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so. noun

Self-powered motion by which a whole organism changes its location through walking, running, jumping, crawling, swimming or flying. noun

Self-propelled movement noun

The power or ability to move noun

The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.

Self-powered motion by which a whole organism changes its location through walking, running, jumping, crawling, swimming or flying.

(often preceded by definite article) A dance, originally popular in the 1960s, in which the arms are used to mimic the motion of the connecting rods of a steam locomotive.

A synonym for anal sex. Urban Dictionary

(v) - to move or travel with a set reason in mind, unwavering toward that goal. locomote is made up of 2 separate words: loco (adj) - crazy, wild, fun mote (n) - a tiny speck A person who locomotes is a person who realized she/he is a tiny speck in the universe and is willing to go crazy and have fun while moving with a purpose and bringing good into the world. (antonym) - wander aimlessly with no purpose in mind Urban Dictionary

Piece of railroad equipment used to pull a train along the rails Urban Dictionary

To start movement after all movement has ceased, usually used while driving an automobile. Urban Dictionary

1. a dance that resembles a samba but where everyone places their hands on the person in front and the whole group line "chugs" along to resemble a train - hence "locomotion". 2. a popular song that goes with the dance, in the same way that "Limbo Rock", "Stroll", "Do the Conga", "Velcro Fly", "Egyptian Walk" (Bangles), the dumbshitMacarena and more. This song has been covered and has charted many many times. It became a #1 by Little Eva n 1962. Macho Michigan rockers Grand Funk (Railroad) took their hard rock version to the top in 1974. Australian singer/actress/model Kylie Minogue had a huge hit with her perky synth/dance version in 1987-1988. Urban Dictionary

Fifties term for a cheer Urban Dictionary

Loco comes from the spanish word Insane; crazy or whom's mental abilities are questioned. Thus, Locomotive means the true motives on which that deranged person is acting the way he/she is. Urban Dictionary

A sexual act much like the beloved Tugboat. In this version, you are required to pull your partner's penis straight forward while leading them around the room and blowing cigarette smoke circles in the air. Exclaiming "Choo-Choo" loudly and dressing as a train conductor are both optional. Urban Dictionary

To place ones hand in a vagina with a closed fist Urban Dictionary

A person of significant ability to lead and make progress; intrinsic motivation and performance that creates unquestionable succes. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Locomotion

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The word "locomotion" in example sentences

_ And I have insisted particularly upon the dependence of representations of locomotion upon knowledge of three-dimensional existence, because, before proceeding to the relations of Subject and Form in painting, I want to impress once more upon the reader the distinction between the _locomotion of things_ (locomotion active or passive) and what, in my example of the _mountain which rises, _ I have called the _empathic movement of lines. ❋ Vernon Lee (1895)

Now of the three kinds of motion that there are-motion in respect of magnitude, motion in respect of affection, and motion in respect of place-it is this last, which we call locomotion, that must be primary. ❋ Aristotle (2002)

The locomotion is in many fundamental respects like that of the human being. ❋ AYDIN (2009)

The spines on the legs of cockroaches were earlier considered to be sensory, but observations of their locomotion on sand and wire meshes has demonstrated that they help in locomotion on difficult terrain. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Rough terrain locomotion has mainly relied on rigid body systems, such as crawlers and leg mechanisms. ❋ Unknown (2006)

So I was interested to learn that more recent studies with modern cameras have shown that horse locomotion is actually very different to what he thought: ❋ Amuchmoreexotic (2005)

And the moisture of the element seems well adapted to counteract the rigidity of their fibres; and as their exertions in locomotion, and the pressure of some parts on others, are so much less than in the bodies of land animals. ❋ Unknown (1803)

Therefore, any affection causing a sensation and sign of pain which is increased by the bearing of weight upon the affected member, or by the moving of such a distressed part, results in an irregularity in locomotion, which is known as lameness or claudication. ❋ John Victor Lacroix (N/A)

But sleepsex appears to belong to a mental netherworld in which brain regions devoted to higher thought, judgment and reasoning are shut down, while areas governing more primitive functions (such as locomotion, eating and sex) are still active. ❋ Unknown (2007)

We have now to show which kind of locomotion is primary. ❋ Aristotle (2002)

And this opinion again is held because time is the measure of this kind of locomotion and is itself measured by such. ❋ Aristotle (2002)

We were out of practice with this kind of locomotion, and kept butting and nudging each other until, with the aid of handholds, we managed to stay in a more or less orderly line. ❋ Haldeman, Joe (1999)

We may now take the various specific types of Motion, such as locomotion, and once again enquire for each one whether it is not to be divided on the basis of direction, up, down, straight, circular — a question already raised; whether the organic motion should be distinguished from the inorganic — they are clearly not alike; whether, again, organic motions should be subdivided into walking, swimming and flight. ❋ Plotinus (1952)

But they all agree in certain characters; all take their food and oxygen and carry on excretory processes by osmosis, _i. e._, through the body-wall; all are capable of some kind of locomotion, some have one or more flagella, others move by a pseudopod movement. ❋ Rennie Wilbur Doane (N/A)

There is, in some subjects, only a slight impediment in locomotion which is occasioned by inability to properly extend the digit. ❋ John Victor Lacroix (N/A)

If you turn up the word "locomotion" in a dictionary, you will find it means "the act or power of moving from place to place"; from _locus_, a place, and _motion_, the act of moving. ❋ Bruce Bairnsfather (N/A)

Its superiority over every other kind of locomotion will carry conviction to the minds of any who may doubt and convince the country of the absolute necessity of completing it, to which purpose the ❋ Maude Ward Lafferty (1915)

The conquest of the dry land also implied a predominance of that kind of locomotion which may be compared to punting, when the body is pushed along by pressing a lever against a hard substratum. ❋ J. Arthur Thomson (1897)

She's [definetely] [a fan] of the locomotion ❋ Mark (2003)

This summer, I'm gonna locomote down to [Haiti] and help [rebuild] after the [earthquake]. ❋ Locomote (2010)

[Steam] locomotives are [better than] [diesel] locomotives ❋ ThatOneGuyWhoAteAllTheBeans (2020)

"[Come on] people! Let's do the [locomotion]!" ❋ Mac (2003)

1. Everybody's doing a brand new thing now. Come on baby, do the Locomotion... 2. there was a benefit dance at the [Eastern Orthodox] church downtown and one of dances performed was the Locomotion. 3. I've heard several versions of the Locomotion. I barely remember when [Grand Funk Railroad] had their tough version with the "rattling on the trash cans" drum effect (real cool) but I'm more familiar with [Kylie Minogue's] electropop cover because it brings up happy memories of a joyful time, it was used on numerous TV shows like "The Cosby Show" and besides, Kylie Minogue - she's CUTE. ❋ I Saw U2 Live Twice (2012)

"we all had to [stand up] in the [grandstand] and give him a locomotive" ([salinger] 16) ❋ Pbbt (2007)

[Yikes]; I was not [aware] of his Locomotives. ❋ K/P (2009)

"I'm sore today, [Danielle] wanted to do the Locomotive last night. Let's just say it was an express [train]. [Ouch]." ❋ Royal Cunninglinguist Society (2009)

Dude, she was that horny i ended up giving her the [locomotion]. She [jizzed] all over my [arm] ❋ Mystikal 234 (2021)

The company [CEO] is a locomotive; he is [unstoppable] and [guaranteed] to move the company forward. ❋ Dr. EGM (2016)

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