locomotion - self-propelled movementmovement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" brachiation - swinging by the arms from branch to branch walk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" step - the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps" gait - a horse's manner of moving running, run - the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" crawling, creeping, crawl, creep - a slow creeping mode of locomotion (on hands and knees or dragging the body); "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep" circle, lap, circuit - movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" dance step, step - a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step" stroke - any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing |