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motor
noun
a
machine
that
changes
electrical
,
fuel
,
or
other
forms
of
energy
into
mechanical
movement
to
make
something
work
or
move
•
The
electric
motor
in
the
fan
stopped
working
during
the
heat
wave
.
The
electric
motor
in
the
fan
stopped
working
during
the
heat
wave
.
•
A
mechanic
showed
us
how
the
car
’
s
motor
turns
fuel
into
motion
.
A
mechanic
showed
us
how
the
car
’
s
motor
turns
fuel
into
motion
.
From
Latin
motus
“
movement
”,
via
Late
Latin
motor
“
mover
,
prime
mover
”,
adopted
into
English
in
the
mid-19th
century
for
machines
that
produce
motion
.
noun
an
informal
word
for
a
car
•
He
bought
a
second-hand
motor
to
drive
to
work
.
He
bought
a
second-hand
motor
to
drive
to
work
.
•
Can
you
give
my
motor
a
clean
before
the
trip
?
Can
you
give
my
motor
a
clean
before
the
trip
?
Extension
of
the
main
sense
“
machine
that
produces
motion
”
to
mean
“
motorcar
”,
first
recorded
in
British
slang
in
the
early
20th
century
.
verb
-
motor
,
motoring
,
motors
,
motored
to
travel
in
a
motor
vehicle
or
to
move
somewhere
quickly
•
We
motored
down
the
coast
road
enjoying
the
sea
breeze
.
We
motored
down
the
coast
road
enjoying
the
sea
breeze
.
•
They
plan
to
motor
across
Europe
during
the
summer
holidays
.
They
plan
to
motor
across
Europe
during
the
summer
holidays
.
Early
20th-century
extension
of
the
noun
“
motor
”,
first
in
the
sense
“
to
travel
by
motorcar
”,
later
generalized
to
any
fast
movement
.
