kneel vs motion

kneel and motion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kneel	Yes	No	Yes	No
motion	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, motion is a hypernym of kneel; that is, motion is a word with a broader meaning than kneel:

Other hypernyms of kneel include motility, move, movement.

As verbs, motion is a hypernym of kneel; that is, motion is a word with a broader meaning than kneel:

Other hypernyms of kneel include gesticulate, gesture, rest.

kneel (noun)	motion (noun)
supporting yourself on your knees	a change of position that does not entail a change of location
	the act of changing location from one place to another
	the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
	a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
	a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
	an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
	a state of change

kneel (verb)	motion (verb)
rest one's weight on one's knees	show, express or direct through movement