dʒɛsˈtɪkjʊleɪt dʒɛsˈtɪkjəleɪt ˈd͡ʒest͡ʃə ˈd͡ʒest͡ʃə ˈməʊʃən ˈmoʊʃən ˈməʊʃən ˈmoʊʃən muːv ˈmuːv.mənt ˈkwɛst͡ʃən the act of changing location from one place to another police controlled the motion of the crowd the movement of people from the farms to the cities his move put him directly in my path a change of position that does not entail a change of location the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise movement is a sign of life an impatient move of his hand gastrointestinal motility show, express or direct through movement He gestured his desire to leave the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote he made a motion to adjourn she called for the question a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object the cinema relies on apparent motion the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement a state of change they were in a state of steady motion