motor

  1. Noun.  A machine or device that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
  2. Noun.  (UK, colloquial) A motor car, or automobile.
  3. Noun.  a small internal combustion engine, especially a powerful one for the size (as in motorboat, motor car).
  4. Noun.  An electric motor.
  5. Adjective.  (biology) describing neurons that create the ability to move.
  6. Verb.  to drive around leisurely in a motorised vehicle.

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