motion vs stretch

stretch vs motion

motion and stretch both are nouns.

motion is not an adjective while stretch is an adjective.

motion and stretch both are verbs.

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

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

motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
stretch: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

Other hyponyms of motion include abduction, adduction, agitation, body English, circumduction, disturbance, fetal movement, foetal movement, dart, flit, gesture, headshake, headshaking, inclination, inclining, eversion, everting, inversion, inversion, upending, jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade, kick, kicking, kneel, kneeling, lurch, pitch, pitching, eye movement, opening, prostration, reach, reaching, reciprocation, reclining, retraction, retroflection, retroflexion, rotary motion, rotation, closing, shutting, sitting, posing, sitting, snap, squat, squatting, sweep, toss, quiver, quivering, vibration, wave, flicker, flutter, waver, standing, span, straddle, stroke, squirm, wiggle, wriggle, eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy.

motion (noun)	stretch (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
the act of changing location from one place to another	the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals	extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote	a straightaway section of a racetrack
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something	the capacity for being stretched
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object	a large and unbroken expanse or distance
a state of change	an unbroken period of time during which you do something

motion (adjective)	stretch (adjective)
	easily stretched
	having an elongated seating area

motion (verb)	stretch (verb)
show, express or direct through movement	extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
	extend one's body or limbs
	become longer by being stretched and pulled
	make long or longer by pulling and stretching
	extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
	increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
	corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
	pull in opposite directions
	extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
	lie down comfortably
	occupy a large, elongated area

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