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locomotive (iou)



locomotive adjective & noun. E17.
[mod. Latin locomotivus, from Latin loco abl. of LOCUS noun1 place + late Latin motivus MOTIVE adjective, after medieval Latin in loco moveri move by change of position in space.]
A. adjective.
Of, pertaining to, or effecting progressive motion by an organism or vehicle. E17.
b. Of or pertaining to travel. joc. L18.
Having the power of progressive motion. M17.
locomotive engine an engine designed to travel under its own power, esp. one for drawing railway vehicles; a railway engine.
b. Of a person: constantly travelling from place to place. joc. M18.
b. noun.
A locomotive engine, a railway engine; a mechanically propelled vehicle not designed to carry a load (other than its own fuel etc.) and with a weight greater than a legally specified minimum. E19.
In pl. The legs. slang. M19.
A cheer. US slang. E20.
locomotively adverb with regard to locomotion M19.
locomotiveness noun the quality or fact of being locomotive; power of or fondness for locomotion: E19.