Movement (noun)
an act of moving
“a slight movement of the body”
“the free movement of labour”
Movement (noun)
an arrival or departure of an aircraft
“the Civil Aviation Authority directed 125,000 aircraft movements in 1991”
Movement (noun)
the activities and whereabouts of someone during a particular period of time
“your movements and telephone conversations are recorded”
Movement (noun)
general activity or bustle
“the scene was almost devoid of movement”
Movement (noun)
the moving parts of a mechanism, especially a clock or watch
“we restore antique clock movements”
Movement (noun)
a change or development
“the movement towards greater sexual equality”
“movements in the underlying financial markets”
Movement (noun)
a group of people working together to advance their shared political, social, or artistic ideas
“the labour movement”
Movement (noun)
a campaign undertaken by a political, social, or artistic movement
“a movement to declare war on poverty”
Movement (noun)
a principal division of a longer musical work, self-sufficient in terms of key, tempo, and structure
“the slow movement of his violin concerto”
Movement (noun)
an act of defecation.
