Motor Electric Noun ˈməʊtə(R ˈməʊtər Pump Water Batteries

• an electric motor is used to pump the water.
• batteries power the motor.
• he started the motor.
• diesel engines drive six electric motors.

motor

1. a device that uses electricity, petrol, etc. to produce movement and makes a machine, a vehicle, a boat, etc. work
• SEE ALSO outboard motor
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• An electric motor is used to pump the water.
• Batteries power the motor.
• He started the motor.
• Diesel engines drive six electric motors.

Extra Examples

• A powerful motor drives the mill wheel.
• One of the wheels is fitted with an electric motor.
• An electric current drives motors located under the floor.
• She left the motor running.
• Electricity powers hydraulic motors that compress these bales.
• small motors for toys and clocks
• a circular saw with a fan-cooled motor
• The car has a faulty starter motor.
• When you turn the ignition key, the starter motor spins the engine.
2. a source of power, energy or movement
• Consumer spending has been the motor of economic growth.
• Women are the motors of change in politics and the economy.
3. a car
• He uses the motor for local shopping trips.
• I'm so rich now I can buy a shiny new motor!

Extra Examples

• It was his birthday so he drove the motor around Pudong all night.
• Seems funny that my dodgy old motor has become a classic car.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (denoting a person who imparts motion): from Latin, literally ‘mover’, based on movere ‘to move’. The current sense of the noun dates from the mid 19th cent.