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1.NounA machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
2.NounA motor car, or automobile, sometimes extended to other powered vehicles, such as goods vehicles."Nice motor!; Motor insurance is expensive for youngsters."
3.NounA source of power for something; an inspiration; a driving force.
4.NounAny protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.
5.NounThe controller or prime mover of the universe; God.
6.NounThe fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".
7.AdjectiveRelating to the ability to move."She has excellent motor skills."
8.AdjectivePropelled by an internal combustion engine .
9.VerbTo make a journey by motor vehicle; to drive."On Saturday we motored down to Plymouth."
10.VerbTo rotate a jet engine or turboprop using the engine's starter, without introducing fuel into the engine."During startup, the engine should be motored for 20 to 30 seconds to allow the shafts to straighten out, as they may have become bowed under their own weight while the airplane was sitting on the ground."
11.VerbTo progress at a brisk pace."Sales were slow at first, but now things are really motoring."
12.VerbTo leave."I gotta motor."