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Locomote

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• Locomoting

  [loh-kuh-moht] /ˌloʊ kəˈmoʊt/ verb (used without object), locomoted, locomoting. 1. to move about, especially under one’s own power. v. 1831, back-formation from locomotion.

• Locomotion

  [loh-kuh-moh-shuh n] /ˌloʊ kəˈmoʊ ʃən/ noun 1. the act or power of moving from place to place. /ˌləʊkəˈməʊʃən/ noun 1. the act, fact, ability, or power of moving n. 1640s, formed in English from Latin loco “from a place” (ablative of locus “place”) + motionem (nominative motio) “motion, a moving.” locomotion (lō’kə-mō’shən) The movement of […]

• Locomotive

  [loh-kuh-moh-tiv] /ˌloʊ kəˈmoʊ tɪv/ noun 1. a self-propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars. 2. an organized group cheer, usually led by a cheerleader, as at a football or basketball game, that begins slowly and progressively increases in speed in such […]

• Locomotive-engineer

  noun 1. (def 3).

• Locomotor

  [loh-kuh-moh-ter] /ˌloʊ kəˈmoʊ tər/ adjective 1. Also, locomotory. of, relating to, or affecting locomotion. noun 2. a person or thing that is capable of locomotion. /ˌləʊkəˈməʊtə/ adjective 1. of or relating to locomotion adj. 1822, from Latin loco “from a place” (ablative of locus “place”) + motor. locomotor lo·co·mo·tor (lō’kə-mō’tər) or lo·co·mo·tive (-mō’tĭv) adj. Of […]

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