| query | If people in a small sailing boat m____ somewhere, they use the boat's motor rather than the power of the wind to get there.If people in a small sailing boat motor somewhere, they use the boat's motor rather than the power of the wind to get there. Restarting the engine, we motored downriver. |
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| word | motor |
| full-definition | noun The motor in a machine, vehicle, or boat is the part that uses electricity or fuel to produce movement, so that the machine, vehicle, or boat can work. She got in and started the motor. Some people refer to a car as a motor . adjective Motor vehicles and boats have a petrol or diesel engine. Theft of motor vehicles is up by 15.9%. Motor is used to describe activities relating to vehicles such as cars and buses . ...the future of the British motor industry. He worked as a motor mechanic. verb If you motor somewhere, you travel there in a car, usually for pleasure . I had motored down from Cheshire. If people in a small sailing boat motor somewhere, they use the boat's motor rather than the power of the wind to get there. Restarting the engine, we motored downriver. |
| inflections | motorsmotoringmotored |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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