#position_change__movement__move__motility  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"
  supertype:  change  the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
  subtype:  abduction  (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
  subtype:  adduction  (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
  subtype:  agitation  the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
     subtype:  shaking  the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
        subtype:  joggle__jiggle  a slight irregular shaking motion
     subtype:  stirring  agitating a liquid with an implement; "constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan"
     subtype:  waggle__wag__shake  causing to move repeatedly from side to side
     subtype:  worrying  the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes; "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"
  subtype:  body_English  a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction
  subtype:  circumduction  a circular movement of a limb or eye
  subtype:  disturbance  the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
     subtype:  circus.disturbance__carnival  a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"
     subtype:  disruption__perturbation  the act of causing disorder
        subtype:  breakdown__dislocation  the act of disrupting an established order
        subtype:  surprisal__surprise  the act of surprising someone
     subtype:  din__commotion__ruction__ruckus__rumpus__tumult  the act of making a noisy disturbance
        subtype:  hustle__bustle__flurry__ado__fuss__stir  a rapid bustling commotion
     subtype:  furor__furore  a sudden outburst (as of protest)
        subtype:  brouhaha  a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits
     subtype:  havoc__mayhem  violent and needless disturbance
     subtype:  melee__scrimmage__battle_royal  a noisy riotous fight
     subtype:  turmoil__agitation__excitement__upheaval__hullabaloo  disturbance usually in protest
     subtype:  tumultuous_disturbance__outburst  a sudden violent disturbance
     subtype:  rampage__violent_disorder__violentdisorder  violently angry and destructive behavior
        subtype:  wilding  an outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women
     subtype:  derangement__upset__overthrow  the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"
  subtype:  fetal_movement__fetalmovement__foetal_movement  motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy)
  subtype:  flit.position_change__dart  a sudden quick movement
  subtype:  gesture  motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
     subtype:  jabbing__jab__poke__poking__thrust__thrusting  a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
     subtype:  mudra  ritual hand movement in Hindu religious dancing
  subtype:  headshake__headshaking  the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement; "I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me"
  subtype:  inclining__inclination  the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"
     subtype:  bob  a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"
     subtype:  nod  the act of nodding the head
        subtype:  nutation  uncontrolled nodding
     subtype:  stoop  an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
  subtype:  everting__inversion__eversion  the act of turning inside out
  subtype:  upending__inversion  turning upside down; setting on end
     subtype:  upset__overturn__turnover  the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
  subtype:  jerking__jerk__jolt  an abrupt spasmodic movement
  subtype:  kick__kicking  a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"
     subtype:  swimming_kick  a movement of the legs in swimming
        subtype:  flutter_kick__flutterkick  a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees
        subtype:  frog_kick  a swimming kick; knees are drawn upward and outward so the legs can be brought together when fully extended
        subtype:  dolphin_kick__dolphinkick  a swimming kick; an up and down kick of the feet together
        subtype:  scissors_kick  a kick used in the sidestroke; legs are brought together in a scissoring motion
        subtype:  thrash  a swimming kick used while treading water
  subtype:  kneel  supporting yourself on your knees
  subtype:  lurch__pitch__pitching  abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
     subtype:  careen__rock__sway__tilt  pitching dangerously to one side
  subtype:  nystagmus__nystagmu  involuntary movements of the eyeballs; the presence or absence of nystagmus is used to diagnose a variety of neurological and visual disorders
     subtype:  physiological_nystagmus__physiologicalnystagmu  small involuntary tremors of the eyeballs; when physiological nystagmus is eliminated by stabilizing the image on the retina the perception fades rapidly from fatigue of the retinal receptors
     subtype:  rotational_nystagmus  nystagmus caused by the body rotating rapidly; large slow movements of the eyeballs are in the direction of rotation
     subtype:  post-rotational_nystagmus  nystagmus caused by suddenly stopping the rapid rotation of the body; large slow movements of the eyeballs are in the direction opposite to the direction of rotation
  subtype:  opening  the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"
  subtype:  prostration  the act of prostrating yourself
  subtype:  reaching__reach__stretch  the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
     subtype:  outreach  the act of reaching out; "the outreach toward truth of the human spirit"
  subtype:  reciprocation  alternating back-and-forth movement
  subtype:  reclining  the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
  subtype:  retraction  the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"
  subtype:  retroflection__retroflexion  the act of bending backward
  subtype:  rotation  the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
     subtype:  circumvolution  the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis
     subtype:  feathering__feather  turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
     subtype:  whirling__gyration  the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
     subtype:  pivot  the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"
     subtype:  pronation  rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward
     subtype:  twirl__spin__twist__twisting__whirl  the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
        subtype:  pirouette  a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
        subtype:  birling__logrolling  rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
     subtype:  spiral  flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
     subtype:  supination  rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward
     subtype:  twist__turn  turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"
        subtype:  twiddle  a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
     subtype:  winding__wind__twist  the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
  subtype:  shutting__closing  the act of closing something
  subtype:  sitting  the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"
  subtype:  posing__sitting  the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"
  subtype:  squatting__squat  the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position
  subtype:  sweep  a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm"
  subtype:  quivering__vibration__quiver  the act of vibrating
     subtype:  shudder__tremor  an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
  subtype:  wave  a movement like that of an ocean wave; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
  subtype:  waver__flutter__flicker  the act of moving back and forth
  subtype:  standing.position_change  the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
  subtype:  straddle__span  the act of sitting or standing astride
  subtype:  stroke.position_change  a single complete movement
     subtype:  beat  a stroke or blow; "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe"
     subtype:  bow  a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
        subtype:  down-bow  a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow
        subtype:  up-bow  an upward stroke from the tip to the heel of the bow
     subtype:  blow  a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
        subtype:  clip  a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"
        subtype:  whack__knock__belt__rap__whang  the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
        subtype:  thwack  a hard blow with a flat object
        subtype:  smacking__smack__slap  the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
           subtype:  spank  a slap with the flat of the hand
        subtype:  smacker  a very powerful blow with the fist
        subtype:  knockdown  a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
        subtype:  KO__knockout  a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
           subtype:  technical_knockout__technicalknockout__TKO  a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue
        subtype:  swat  a sharp blow
        subtype:  whiplash__whip__lash  a quick blow with a whip
        subtype:  poke__punch__lick__biff  (boxing) a blow with the fist
           subtype:  counterpunch__parry__counter  a return punch
           subtype:  knockout_punch__haymaker__KO_punch__Sunday_punch  a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing
           subtype:  hook  a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
              subtype:  roundhouse  a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing
           subtype:  jab  a quick short straight punch
           subtype:  rabbit_punch  a short chopping blow to the back of the neck
           subtype:  sucker_punch  an unexpected punch
        subtype:  box.blow  a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"
        subtype:  kicking__kick__boot  the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
           subtype:  goal-kick  (Association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line
           subtype:  goal-kick.kicking__goalkick  (rugby football) an attempt to kick a goal
           subtype:  punting__punt  (football) kicking in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game"
           subtype:  place_kick__placekick__place-kicking__placekicking  a kick (in soccer or football) in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking
              subtype:  free_kick  (in soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team
                 subtype:  corner_kick  a free kick from the corner awarded to the other side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line
              subtype:  kickoff  a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score
           subtype:  dropkick  kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground
        subtype:  counterblow  a return blow; a retaliatory blow
        subtype:  swing  a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"
        subtype:  stab__thrust__knife_thrust__knifethrust  a thrusting blow with a knife
        subtype:  stinger  a sharp stinging blow
        subtype:  thump  a heavy blow with the hand
        subtype:  uppercut  a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)
        subtype:  pound__hammer__hammering__pounding  the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
        subtype:  shot.blow  a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin"
        subtype:  wallop  a severe blow
  subtype:  wiggle__wriggle__squirm  the act of wiggling
  subtype:  eurythmy__eurhythmy__eurythmics__eurhythmics__eurhythmic  the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding

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