nnoun.artifactmachine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motionDerivationally Related Form:motormotorize
Hypernyms:machine
Inherited Hypernyms:motormachinedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:electric motorenginestepperstepping motor
Full Hyponyms:aircraft enginealternatorautomobile engineauxiliary engineboosterdieseldynamoelectric motorengineexternal-combustion enginefanjetfour-stroke enginefrancis turbinegas enginegas turbinegasoline enginegeneratorheat enginehydroelectric turbineimpulse turbineinternal-combustion engineion enginejet enginekick startermagnetonuclear rocketoutboard motorput-putradial engineramjetreaction-propulsion enginereaction turbinereciprocating engineretrorocketrocketrotary engineself-starterspace rocketstartersteam enginesteam turbinesteppersynchronous motorthrusterturbineturbogeneratorvalve-in-head enginewankel enginewind turbinewindmillwiper motor
nnoun.objecta nonspecific agent that imparts motionExamples:- happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action
Derivationally Related Form:motor
Hypernyms:agent
Inherited Hypernyms:motoragentcausal agentphysical entityentity
vverb.motiontravel or be transported in a vehicleTopic:driving
Synset:drive
Examples:- We drove to the university every morning
- They motored to London for the theater
Derivationally Related Form:motormotoristdrivemotoring
Hypernyms:carry transport go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:drivetransportmove
Inherited Hypernyms:drivetravel
Entailment:ride
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | They --- up the hill (apply to: motor, drive)
adj satadj.allconveying information to the muscles from the CNSSynset:centrifugal
Antonyms:afferent
Inherited Hypernyms:centrifugal
Similar to:efferent motorial
adj satadj.allcausing or able to cause motionSynset:motive
Examples:- a motive force
- motive power
- motor energy
Antonyms:noncausative
Derivationally Related Form:motormotivity
Inherited Hypernyms:motive
Similar to:causative