motion vs bend

motion and bend both are nouns.

motion and bend both are verbs.

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

As nouns, bend is a hyponym of motion; that is, bend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motion:

motion: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
bend: movement that causes the formation of a curve

Other hyponyms of motion include crustal movement, tectonic movement, approach, approaching, passage, passing, deflection, deflexion, bending, change of location, travel, undulation, wave, jitter, periodic motion, periodic movement, heave, backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion, kick, recoil, seek, squeeze, wring, cam stroke, stroke, throw, turn, turning, twist, wrench, undulation, moving ridge, wave, wobble, commotion, whirl, Brownian motion, Brownian movement, pedesis, decelerated motion, motion with variable acceleration.

motion (noun)	bend (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
the act of changing location from one place to another	diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals	movement that causes the formation of a curve
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote	an angular or rounded shape made by folding
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something	a circular segment of a curve
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
a state of change

motion (verb)	bend (verb)
show, express or direct through movement	cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
	bend a joint
	form a curve
	change direction
	turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
	bend one's back forward from the waist on down

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