Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or process of moving or being moved: A change in physical position or location.
   • A group of people working together to advance shared ideas or goals: An organized effort by people with a common ideology.
   • A principal division of a longer musical composition: A self-contained section within a symphony, sonata, or similar work.
   • The moving parts of a mechanism: The internal assembly that drives a machine, such as a clock or watch.
   • A change or development in opinion, fashion, or policy: A general trend or shift.
   • A change of position that does not involve a change of location: An internal motion, such as a gesture or a bodily process.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Physical Motion):
  • The movement of the planets is predictable.
  • She made a sudden movement and startled the cat.
• Noun (Organized Group):
  • He joined the environmental movement.
  • The civil rights movement changed history.
• Noun (Music):
  • The symphony's final movement is very energetic.
• Noun (Mechanism):
  • The watch has a precision quartz movement.
• Noun (Trend):
  • There is a movement towards healthier eating.
• Noun (Internal Motion):
  • Bowel movement is a natural bodily function.

Advanced Usage

• "to be a movement": To represent or embody a significant trend or organized effort.
  • Their art was more than a style; it was a movement.
• "in movement": In a state of motion or activity.
  • The dancer was constantly in movement.
• "the movement of history": The progression or unfolding of historical events.
  • The book analyzes the slow movement of history.

Variants and Related Words

• Move (v/n): To change position or location; an instance of moving.
• Movable (adj): Capable of being moved.
• Movingly (adv): In a way that stirs emotion.
• Movements (n, pl): A person's activities or whereabouts over a period.
  • The police tracked the suspect's movements.

Synonyms

• Motion: The action or process of moving.
• Campaign: An organized course of action to achieve a goal.
• Trend: A general direction in which something is developing.
• Gesture: A movement of part of the body to express an idea.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Not applicable: The word "movement" itself is not typically used to form phrasal verbs. Related actions are expressed with the verb "move" (e.g., move in, move on).

Related Idioms

• "A movement for change": An organized effort to alter a situation.
  • The protest grew into a genuine movement for change.
• "Set in movement": To initiate or start a process.
  • The new policy set in movement a series of reforms.

Noun

1. the act of changing the location of something
   • the movement of cargo onto the vessel
2. the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)
   • it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement
3. a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
   • not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book
   • a broad movement of the electorate to the right
4. a euphemism for defecation
   • he had a bowel movement
5. an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
   • the cinema relies on apparent motion
   • the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement
6. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
   • he supported populist campaigns
   • they worked in the cause of world peace
   • the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
   • the movement to end slavery
   • contributed to the war effort
7. a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata
   • the second movement is slow and melodic
8. a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
   • he was a charter member of the movement
   • politicians have to respect a mass movement
   • he led the national liberation front
9. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
10. 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
11. a change of position that does not entail a change of location
    • the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise
    • movement is a sign of life
    • an impatient move of his hand
    • gastrointestinal motility