#locomotion__travel self-propelled movement
supertype: human_motion__humanmotion__motion__movement__move the act of changing your 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"
subtype: brachiation swinging by the arms from branch to branch
subtype: walking__walk the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
subtype: ambulation walking about; "the hospital encouraged early ambulation"
subtype: sleepwalking__somnambulism__somnambulation__noctambulism__noctambulation walking by a person who is asleep
subtype: gait a person's manner of walking
subtype: hobble__hitch__limp the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
subtype: flounce the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions
subtype: stumble__lurch__stagger an unsteady uneven gait
subtype: pacing walking with slow regular strides
subtype: roll.gait walking with a rolling gait
subtype: saunter a careless leisurely gait; "he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world"
subtype: skip a gait in which steps and hops alternate
subtype: angry_walk__angrywalk__stalk a stiff or threatening gait
subtype: prance__strut__swagger a proud stiff pompous gait
subtype: waddle walking with a waddling gait; walking with short steps and the weight shifting from one foot to the other
subtype: marching__march the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind); "it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching"
subtype: goose_step__goosestep a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high
subtype: promenade a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance
subtype: quick_march__quickmarch marching at quick time
subtype: routemarch a long training march for troops
subtype: plodding the act of walking with a slow heavy gait
subtype: prowl the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
subtype: shamble__shambling__shuffle__shuffling walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old"
subtype: wading walking with your feet in shallow water
subtype: step the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
subtype: pace__stride__tread a step in walking or running
subtype: trip.step a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead"
subtype: sidestep a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
subtype: footstep the act of taking a step in walking
subtype: gait.locomotion a horse's manner of moving
subtype: walk.gait a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground
subtype: single-foot__rack a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
subtype: jog_trot__jogtrot an easy gait of a horse; midway between a walk and a trot
subtype: trot a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together
subtype: rising_trot the rider rises from the saddle every second stride
subtype: sitting_trot__sittingtrot the rider sits still in the saddle
subtype: canter__lope an smooth 3-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
subtype: gallop a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
subtype: running__run the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"
subtype: sprint__dash a quick run
subtype: break a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door"
subtype: fastbreak (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball
subtype: lope__jog__trot a slow pace of running
subtype: dogtrot a steady trot like that of a dog
subtype: crawling__crawl__creep__creeping a slow creeping mode of locomotion (on hands and knees or dragging the body); "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"
subtype: lap__circle__circuit movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
subtype: pace_lap (auto racing) the first lap of a car race that prepares the cars for a fast start
subtype: victory_lap__victorylap__lap_of_honour a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory
subtype: dance_step__dancestep__step a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"
subtype: moonwalk.dance_step a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot; "Michael Jackson perfected the moonwalk in the 1980s"
subtype: chasse__sashay (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
subtype: glissade a gliding or sliding step in ballet
subtype: stroke.locomotion any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
subtype: swimming_stroke a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward
subtype: Australian_crawl__crawl__front_crawl__frontcrawl a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
subtype: dog_paddle__dogpaddle an elementary swimming stroke imitating a swimming dog
subtype: sidestroke a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick
subtype: butterfly_stroke__butterflystroke__butterfly a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
subtype: breaststroke a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick
subtype: backstroke a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back
subtype: treading_water a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms
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