1 a device that uses electricity, petrol/gas, etc. to produce movement and makes a machine, a vehicle, a boat, etc. work:
an electric motor * He started the motor.
seealsoOUTBOARDMOTOR
2 (BrE, old-fashioned or humorous) a car
adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 having an engine; using the power of an engine:
motor vehicles
2 (especially BrE) connected with vehicles that have engines:
the motor industry / trade * a motor accident * motor insurance * motor fuel / oil
3 (technical) connected with movement of the body that is produced by muscles; connected with the nerves that control movement:
uncoordinated motor activity * Both motor and sensory functions are affected.
verb [V+adv./prep.] (old-fashioned, BrE) to travel by car, especially for pleasure:
We motored down to Oxford for the day.
motoring noun [U]:
They're planning a motoring holiday to France this year.
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