motion vs pursuit

pursuit vs motion

motion and pursuit both are nouns.

motion is a verb but pursuit is not a verb.

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

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

motion: the act of changing location from one place to another
pursuit: the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

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, ascending, ascension, ascent, rise, descent, swing, swinging, vacillation, return, coast, glide, slide, slippage, flow, stream, crawl, hurrying, speed, speeding, displacement, translation, shift, shifting, haste, hurry, rush, rushing, maneuver, manoeuvre, play, migration.

motion (noun)	pursuit (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
the act of changing location from one place to another	a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals	an auxiliary activity
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote	a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
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)	pursuit (verb)
show, express or direct through movement

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