to motor
- verb
- /ˈmoʊtər/
- They love to motor through the countryside in their convertible car.
- motor along
- let's motor
- motor away
And I just took a deep breath and motored in barely.
- And I just took a deep breath and motored in barely.
Examples
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Sir, shouldn't we motor out past the reef first?
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Her friends, if they drove anything at all, drove pickups instead of cars, and on Friday afternoons they'd motor out to the ocean, pitching and hurtling over the dunes and then speeding down the beach, big V-8s wide open.
Fiction book (1998) -
I'm really trying to motor, here, you know?
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M grab your boy and let's motor
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So I'm gonna motor in, same as the other boats did.
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Then we'll motor down the river for a few miles at the end of the day and nobody'll know the difference.
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Bob keeps shouting as he motors closer.
Fiction book (1991) -
We motor serenely, surreally, down the river, with no sign of human life on the banks.
Fiction book (1998) -
As we motor downriver, black shale cliffs reach skyward.
Fiction book (2001) -
Well, it hurts when I breathe, but, I mean, you know, you hear the roar ofthe crowd, you just— you motor through, you know?
Synonyms
To operate a car or give someone a ride
To drive a car or other vehicle slowly without a plan
To ride a motorcycle for travel or fun
To drive a car for pleasure
Antonyms
Compounds
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An engine attached to the back of a small boat that moves and steers it
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The part of the brain that plans and controls movements you make on purpose
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A nerve cell that sends signals from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle to make it move
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A body part that sends messages from the brain and spine to make muscles move or glands work
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An electric machine with a cup-shaped metal part that turns around a fixed magnet inside
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A motor that runs on alternating current and turns by a changing magnetic field
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A problem where a person cannot easily say or write words but can understand others
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A skill that lets you do movements learned by practice without thinking
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Loss of control of muscle movements makes walking unsteady and staggering
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A nerve that sends signals from the brain or spinal cord to muscles to make them move
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A thin thread that carries messages from the brain to a muscle to make it move
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An inherited nerve disease that causes gradual weakness and loss of feeling in the hands and lower legs
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A machine that uses changing electric current and magnets to turn and drive equipment
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A motor that runs on direct current and keeps a steady speed when load changes
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A direct current motor whose parts are connected in parallel to keep a steady speed when the load changes
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An electric motor with a round metal turning part shaped like a cage
A small electric device that turns in exact small steps to move parts exactly, for example in 3D printers
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Etymology
Motor (verb) comes from the noun motor (the engine) and the root movere 'to move', so to 'motor' is to move by a motor—much like to drive or travel in a motor vehicle.