locomotion vs stir

locomotion

noun
  • The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so. 

  • A dance, originally popular in the 1960s, in which the arms are used to mimic the motion of the connecting rods of a steam locomotive. 

  • Self-powered motion by which a whole organism changes its location through walking, running, jumping, crawling, swimming, brachiating or flying. 

stir

noun
  • Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions. 

  • The act or result of stirring (moving around the particles of a liquid etc.) 

  • agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements. 

  • Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar. 

  • Jail; prison. 

verb
  • To incite to action. 

  • Of a feeling or emotion: to rise, begin to be felt. 

  • To disturb the relative position of the particles of (a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it. 

  • To begin to move, especially gently, from a still or unmoving position. 

  • To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself. 

  • To bring into debate; to agitate. 

  • To rise from sleep or unconsciousness. 

  • To disturb the content of (a container) by passing an object through it. 

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