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• abduction go
  (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
  
• adduction go
  (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
  
• agitation go
  the act of agitating something
  
• body English go
  a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction
  
• circumduction go
  a circular movement of a limb or eye
  
• disturbance go
  the act of disturbing something or someone
  
• fetal movement, foetal movement go
  motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy)
  
• flit, dart go
  a sudden quick movement
  
• gesture go
  motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
  
• headshake, headshaking go
  the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement
  
• inclination, inclining go
  the act of inclining
  
• inversion, eversion, everting go
  the act of turning inside out
  
• inversion, upending go
  turning upside down
  
• jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade go
  an abrupt spasmodic movement
  
• kick, kicking go
  a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
  
• kneel, kneeling go
  supporting yourself on your knees
  
• pitch, pitching, lurch go
  abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
  
• eye movement go
  the movement of the eyes
  
• opening go
  the act of opening something
  
• prostration go
  the act of assuming a prostrate position
  
• reaching, reach, stretch go
  the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
  
• reciprocation go
  alternating back-and-forth movement
  
• reclining go
  the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
  
• retraction go
  the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
  
• retroflection, retroflexion go
  the act of bending backward
  
• rotation, rotary motion go
  the act of rotating as if on an axis
  
• closing, shutting go
  the act of closing something
  
• sitting go
  the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position
  
• sitting, posing go
  (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
  
• snap go
  the act of snapping the fingers
  
• squat, squatting go
  the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
  
• sweep go
  a movement in an arc
  
• toss go
  an abrupt movement
  
• vibration, quiver, quivering go
  the act of vibrating
  
• wave go
  a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
  
• waver, flutter, flicker go
  the act of moving back and forth
  
• standing go
  the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
  
• straddle, span go
  the act of sitting or standing astride
  
• stroke go
  a single complete movement
  
• wiggle, wriggle, squirm go
  the act of wiggling
  
• eurythmy, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurhythmics go
  the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions