Translate motor | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of motor
noun
a machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or for some other device with moving parts. a source of power, energy, or motive force:hormones are the motor of the sexual functions
adjective
[attributive] 1giving, imparting, or producing motion or action:demand is the principle motor force governing economic activity Physiology relating to muscular movement or the nerves activating it:the motor functions of each hand
2chiefly
British driven by a motor. of or relating to motor vehicles:a dominant figure in the world of motor sports
verb
[no object] informal travel in a motor vehicle, typically a car or a boat:we motored along a narrow road we motored out of Breton Bay to begin our return trip down the Potomac run or move as fast as possible:he had motored along to second base on a passed ball
