motion vs crawl

crawl vs motion

motion and crawl both are nouns.

motion and crawl both are verbs.

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

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

motion: the act of changing location from one place to another
crawl: a very slow movement

Other hyponyms of motion include approach, approaching, coming, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression, locomotion, travel, lunge, lurch, travel, traveling, travelling, chase, following, pursual, pursuit, ascending, ascension, ascent, rise, descent, swing, swinging, vacillation, return, coast, glide, slide, slippage, flow, stream, hurrying, speed, speeding, displacement, translation, shift, shifting, haste, hurry, rush, rushing, maneuver, manoeuvre, play, migration.

motion (noun)	crawl (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
the act of changing location from one place to another	a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals	a very slow movement
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

motion (verb)	crawl (verb)
show, express or direct through movement	move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
	swim by doing the crawl
	show submission or fear
	be full of
	feel as if crawling with insects

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