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Locomotion

The act of moving from place to place.

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Circle 76% connected

A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the ce…

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Circuit 76% connected

The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth round the sun.

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Crawl 76% connected

To move slowly by drawing the body along the ground, as a worm; to move slowly on hands and knees; to creep.

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Crawling 76% connected

of Crawl

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Creep 76% connected

To move along the ground, or on any other surface, on the belly, as a worm or reptile; to move as a child on the hands and knees; to crawl.

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Creeping 76% connected

of Creep

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Gait 76% connected

A going; a walk; a march; a way.

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Jog 76% connected

To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn.

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Lap 76% connected

The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

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Lope 76% connected

of Leap.

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Run 76% connected

of Run

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Running 76% connected

of Run

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Step 76% connected

To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in successio…

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Stroke 76% connected

Struck.

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Trot 76% connected

To proceed by a certain gait peculiar to quadrupeds; to ride or drive at a trot. See Trot, n.

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Walk 76% connected

To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate…

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Walking 76% connected

of Walk

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Broader term 4

Mobility 76% connected

The quality or state of being mobile; as, the mobility of a liquid, of an army, of the populace, of features, of a muscle.

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Motion 76% connected

The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Movement 76% connected

The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

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Derivationally related 4

Go 74% connected

Gone.

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Go 74% connected

Gone.

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Locomotive 74% connected

Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change place; as, a locomotive animal.

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Locomotive 74% connected

Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change place; as, a locomotive animal.

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Motivity 92% connected

The power of moving or producing motion.

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Travel 92% connected

To labor; to travail.

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