abduct |
to draw or cause to move away from the main axis of the body. (Cf. adduct.) [1/2 definitions] |
acetylcholine |
in biochemistry, the substance produced during nerve conduction that transmits nerve impulses across synapses and causes muscles to move. [1/2 definitions] |
adduct |
to move or pull (a body part such as a muscle) toward the main axis. (Cf. abduct.) |
advance |
to move or send forward. [2/14 definitions] |
aerodynamics |
(used with a sing. verb) a science that deals with the dynamics of air and other gases and with the forces acting on objects that move through them. |
affect1 |
to move emotionally; touch. [1/4 definitions] |
agitate |
to cause to move briskly or with force. [1/3 definitions] |
alternate |
to move back and forth indefinitely between two or more conditions, places, or actions (usu. fol. by "between"). [1/9 definitions] |
ambulate |
to walk or move about from place to place. |
angle1 |
the space between the lines of such a figure as measured in degrees, the number of which reflects the amount of turning that would be required to move one of the lines so that it meets and overlaps the other. [3/10 definitions] |
animal |
a living creature that is generally distinguished from plants by its cellular structure and by the ability to move voluntarily. [1/5 definitions] |
animate |
to inspire to move or act; prompt; actuate. [2/9 definitions] |
animated |
able to move as though alive. [2/3 definitions] |
antiperistalsis |
reverse movement in the intestines, alimentary canal, or similar organs, causing the contents of these organs to move backwards. |
apoplexy |
the sudden loss of the ability to feel or move, caused by a rupture or obstruction of an artery in the brain; stroke. |
approach |
to move in the direction of or become nearly equal to in quality, degree, or amount. [1/9 definitions] |
arise |
to move upward. [1/4 definitions] |
ascend |
to move towards a higher rank or position. [1/5 definitions] |
back |
to move (something) in the reverse or opposite direction; cause to go backward. [2/15 definitions] |
backgammon |
a board game in which each of two opponents throws dice and tries to move several pieces clockwise around and eventually off the board. |
back-pedal |
in boxing, to move rapidly backward from one's opponent. [1/3 definitions] |