Hypernyms for "motion"
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abduction
acclaim
adduction
advance
advancement
agitation
applaud
approach
approaching
ascending
ascension
ascent
backlash
beck
beckon
bend
bending
bless
body English
bow
bow down
bowing
Brownian motion
Brownian movement
cam stroke
change of location
chase
circumduction
clap
closing
coast
coming
commotion
crawl
cross oneself
crustal movement
curtsey
curtsy
dart
deflection
deflexion
descent
displacement
disturbance
eurhythmics
eurhythmy
eurythmics
eurythmy
eversion
everting
exsert
extend
eye movement
facial expression
facial gesture
fetal movement
flicker
flit
flourish
flow
flutter
foetal movement
following
forward motion
gesticulation
gesture
glide
haste
headshake
headshaking
heave
high-five
hold out
hurry
hurrying
inclination
inclining
inversion
jerk
jerking
jitter
jolt
kick
kicking
kneel
kneeling
locomotion
lunge
lurch
maneuver
manoeuvre
migration
moving ridge
nod
obeisance
onward motion
opening
palpitation
passage
passing
pedesis
periodic motion
periodic movement
perpetual motion
pitch
pitching
play
posing
precession
previous question
procession
progress
progression
prostration
pursual
pursuit
put out
quiver
quivering
reach
reaching
rebound
reciprocation
reclining
recoil
repercussion
retraction
retroflection
retroflexion
return
rise
rotary motion
rotation
rush
rushing
saccade
seek
shake
shakiness
shaking
shift
shifting
shrug
shutting
sign
sign of the cross
sitting
slide
slippage
snap
span
spat
speed
speeding
squat
squatting
squeeze
squirm
standing
straddle
stream
stretch
stretch forth
stretch out
stroke
sweep
swing
swinging
tectonic movement
throw
toss
translation
travel
traveling
travelling
trembling
turn
turning
twist
undulation
upending
V sign
vacillation
vibration
wafture
wave
waver
waving
whirl
wiggle
wink
wobble
wrench
wriggle
wring
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.