motor

Meaning

Noun

1. A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
2. (colloquial) A motor car, or automobile, even a goods vehicle.
3. A source of power for something; an inspiration; a driving force.
4. Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.
5. The controller or prime mover of the universe; God.
6. (slang) The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".

Adj

1. Relating to the ability to move.
2. Relating to motor cars.
3. Propelled by an internal combustion engine (as opposed to a steam engine or turbine).

Verb

1. To make a journey by motor vehicle; to drive.
2. To rotate a jet engine or turboprop using the engine's starter, without introducing fuel into the engine.
3. (informal) To progress at a brisk pace.
4. (slang) To leave.

Synonyms

engine

machine

machinery

drive

car

🚗

ride

motive

engine

wheels

mechanical device

automobile

engine

motah

tool

mechanism

vehicle

centrifugal

automotive

transport

drift

drive around

drive in

electric motor

factor

fund

gas-engine

generator

heat engine

impellent

joyride

junker

lead

locomotive

maker

money box

motile

motional

motorboat

motor boat

🛥️

motor car

motorcycle

🏍️

mover

perpetrator

piston engine

powerhouse

prop

propeller

run

shave

steam engine

take

till

wreck

put-put

electromotor

actor

pony engine

tool around

thermal machine

electrical motor

motivation

actuating

apparatus

appliance

author

box

📦

bucket

🪣

camera

📷

cashbox

cashier’s stand

chase

chauffeur

chest

clunker

course

creator

cruise

diesel engine

doer

Hyphenated as

mo‧tor

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈməʊtə/

Etymology

From Middle English motour (“controller, prime mover; God”), from Latin mōtor (“mover; that which moves something”), from mōtō (“I set in motion”).

Sentences

This new motor utilized the universal Power Functions connections , used by all components .