#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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