motor

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈməʊtə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈmoʊtər/ or [ˈmoʊɾɚ]

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• Hyphenation: mo‧tor

Noun

Singular motor

Plural motors

An electric motor.

1. (countable) A machine that changes energy into motion (movement).
   • Synonym: engine
2. (countable) (old, no longer used) A motor car, or automobile.

Related words

• electric motor
• motorbike
• motorise
• motor unit
• motorcycle
• motorcar
• motorboat

Verb

Plain form motor

Third-person singular motors

Past tense motored

Past participle motored

Present participle motoring

1. If you motor, you travel in a motor vehicle.