LOCOMOTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Self-propelled movement

Synonyms:

locomotion; travel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("locomotion" is a kind of...):

motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "locomotion"):

brachiation (swinging by the arms from branch to branch)

walk; walking (the act of traveling by foot)

step (the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down)

gait (a horse's manner of moving)

run; running (the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace)

jog; lope; trot (a slow pace of running)

crawl; crawling; creep; creeping (a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body)

circle; circuit; lap (movement once around a course)

dance step; step (a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance)

stroke (any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing)

Derivation:

locomote (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

locomotive (of or relating to locomotion)

Meaning:

The power or ability to move

Synonyms:

locomotion; motive power; motivity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("locomotion" is a kind of...):

mobility (the quality of moving freely)

Derivation:

locomote (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

locomotive (of or relating to locomotion)