ONWARD MOTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does onward motion mean? 

• ONWARD MOTION (noun)
  The noun ONWARD MOTION has 1 sense:

1. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

  Familiarity information: ONWARD MOTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ONWARD MOTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

advance; advancement; forward motion; onward motion; procession; progress; progression

Hypernyms ("onward motion" is a kind of...):

motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "onward motion"):

push (an effort to advance)

career; life history (the general progression of your working or professional life)

march (a steady advance)

clear sailing; easy going; plain sailing (easy unobstructed progress)

leapfrog (advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors)