2D BODY MOTION
THat Action whereby things do pass from one place to another is styled MOTION, move, remove, stir,, wag, shake, quetch, shog, jog, start, jerk,*budge, dislodge, flitting, shuffle, shuttle, rummage, agitation, going, passing, transferr, place, make a stirr.
REST, Quiet, still, unmoved, repose, sedate, settle, stand, stay, stand or ly still, Requiem, ease, Pause, acquiesce, settle, sit, lodge, lull, Sabbath, dead of the night, take rest.
- Of the whole; more
- General, respecting the Kinds of Animal PROGRESSIVE MOTION. I.
- Particular, referring to the VARIOUS NOTIONS OF GOING. II.
Kinds of ANIMAL PROGRESSION,* may refer either to
Beasts
Beasts; more perfect: or imperfect.
- GOING, gressive, a Step, Pace, Gate.
- HALTING, Cripple, lame, limp, hobble, foundred.
Birds
Birds; in the
- Air; by the motion of the wings: to which may be annexed that other kind of Motion of the wings whereby Birds use to keep themselves up in the same place with little or no Progression.
- FLYING, fluttering, soar, volatile, toure.
- HOVERING.
- Water; either upon it: or into and under it.
- FLOTING.
- DIVING, duck, plunge.
Fish
fish; either more generally within the water: or more specially down∣wards into it.
- SWIMMING, launch.
- SINKING.
Insects
Insects; as
- Grashoppers and Fleas, &c. the more ‖ perfect: or imperfect.
- LEAPING, skipping, jump, frisk, spring, caper, curvet, bound.
- HOPPING.
- Ants▪ or Worms, &c.
- CREEPING, crawl, sprawl, reptile.
- WRIGLING, insinuate, scrue or wind himself in.
Though each of these Motions do principally belong to such kinds of li∣ving Creatures, yet are they not so to be restrained to them but that they may be truly ascribed to others.
The several MODES OF GOING; may be distinguished into
The Self-motion or Ition of Animals;
On an ordinary Plain or declivity; according to the
Lesser: or greater degrees of Velocity.
- WALKING, Ambulation, Procession, Perambulation, go, wade, Ford, waddle, Lacquey, Path, foot it, trip along.
- RUNNING, galloping, Career, Course, Race, start, Goal, outstrip, Foot∣man.
Different Motion of the four legs; when either those of one side move together: or when they move cross and diagonally.
- AMBLING, pacing, thorough-paced.
- TROTTING, prancing.
Different Extensions of the body according to height: or of the legs ac∣cording to wideness.
- STALKING, jetting▪ strutt, portly going.
- STRADLING, stride, a-stride, div•ricate.
Different Modes, whether more regular: or irregular.
- STEDDY.
- STAGGERING, reeling, Vacillation, Tottering.
On a very smooth Plain.
On a very smooth Plain.
- SLIDING, glide, slipping.
- STUMBLING, Titubation, blunder, falter, lapse, slip, trip.
On a difficult Declivity
On a difficult Declivity, ‖ upwards: or downwards.
- CLIMBING, clambering, foaling.
- TUMBLING.
The being carried by something else; on the Land: or Water.
- RIDING, being horsed or mounted, taking horse, Post-ilion.
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