Movement ˈmuːvmənt Greater Act Moving People Change Noun

• hand/eye movements
• she observed the gentle movement of his chest as he breathed.
• loose clothing gives you greater freedom of movement.
• power comes from the forward movement of the entire body.

movement

1. an act of moving the body or part of the body
• hand/eye movements
• She observed the gentle movement of his chest as he breathed.
• Loose clothing gives you greater freedom of movement.
• Power comes from the forward movement of the entire body.
• Troy watched her every movement.
• There was a sudden movement in the undergrowth.
• The dance combined colour, movement and music.
2. an act of moving from one place to another or of moving something from one place to another
• SEE ALSO pincer movement
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pincer-movement
• enemy troop movements
• laws to allow free movement of goods and services
• the mass movement of herds of wildebeest
• Fences restricted the movement of people and animals.
3. a group of people who share the same ideas or aims
• SEE ALSO civil rights movement
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/the-civil-rights-movement
• the trade union movement
• the labour movement
• the civil rights movement
• the Romantic movement (= for example in literature)
• to build/join/support a movement
• She led a movement for women's rights.
• a mass movement for change
4. a person’s activities over a period of time, especially as watched by somebody else
• The police are keeping a close watch on the suspect's movements.
• to track/monitor somebody's movements
5. a slow steady change in what people in society do or think
• SYNONYM trend
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/trend_1
• We see a big movement away from cash.
• a movement towards greater sexual equality
6. progress, especially in a particular task
• It needs cooperation from all the countries to get any movement in arms control.
7. a change in amount
• There has been no movement in oil prices.
• We have no further movement to make on the offer.
8. any of the main parts that a long piece of music is divided into
• the slow movement of the First Concerto
9. an act of emptying waste material from the bowels; the waste material that is emptied

Word Origin

• late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin movimentum, from Latin movere ‘to move’.