#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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