Motor
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Motor
Noun
- A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
- <!--usually Q1420--> A motor car, or automobile, sometimes extended to other powered vehicles, such as goods vehicles.
"Nice motor!"
- A source of power for something; an inspiration; a driving force.
- Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.
- The controller or prime mover of the universe; God.
Adjective
Verb
- To make a journey by motor vehicle; to drive.
"On Saturday we motored down to Plymouth."
- To rotate a jet engine or turboprop using the engine's starter, without introducing fuel into the engine.
"During startup, the engine should be motored for 20 to 30 seconds to allow the shafts to straighten out, as they may have become bowed under their own weight while the airplane was sitting on the ground."
- To progress at a brisk pace.
"Sales were slow at first, but now things are really motoring."
- To leave.
"I gotta motor."