motor

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A machine that uses electricity or fuel to produce movement and power something.

   The motor in the washing machine stopped working.

2. 2
   adj

   Relating to the body's ability to move and control muscles.

   Babies slowly develop their motor skills as they grow.

3. 3
   noun

   A car.

   That's a really nice motor you've got there.

4. 4
   verb

   To travel somewhere by car.

   We motored down the coast for the weekend.

From Middle English motour (“controller, prime mover; God”), from Latin mōtor (“mover; that which moves something”), from mōtō (“to set in motion”).

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