1.
the process of continual change in the physical position of an object; movement: linear motion, related adjective kinetic
2.
a movement or action, esp of part of the human body; a gesture
3.
the capacity for movement
a manner of movement, esp walking; gait.
a written statement from an employer concerning the qualities of a former employee.
Literature. (especially in 17th- and 18th-century England) a formal character sketch or descriptive analysis of a particular human virtue or vice as represented in a person or type. Compare character sketch.