motion vs retreat

motion

noun
  • A state of progression from one place to another. 

  • A change from one place to another. 

  • A movement of the bowels; the product of such movement. 

  • from κίνησις (kinesis); any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place. 

  • A formal request, oral or written, made to a judge or court of law to obtain an official court ruling or order for a legal action to be taken by, or on behalf of, the movant. 

  • A change of position with respect to time. 

  • A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting. 

  • A piece of moving mechanism, such as on a steam locomotive. 

  • Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity. 

  • Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. (Conjunct motion is that by single degrees of the scale. Contrary motion is when parts move in opposite directions. Disjunct motion is motion by skips. Oblique motion is when one part is stationary while another moves. Similar or direct motion is when parts move in the same direction.) 

verb
  • To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure. 

  • To make a proposal; to offer plans. 

  • To gesture indicating a desired movement. 

retreat

noun
  • The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position. 

  • A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security. 

  • A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base. 

  • A military ceremony to lower the flag. 

  • The move of a piece from a threatened position. 

  • A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude. 

  • A period of meditation, prayer or study. 

  • The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant. 

  • A signal for a military withdrawal. 

  • Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack. 

verb
  • To slope back. 

  • To withdraw military forces 

  • To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures. 

  • To withdraw from a position, go back. 

  • a retreating forehead 

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