1 a group of people with a particular set of aims or ideas :
the women's movement
the antiwar movement
The suffragette movement campaigned for votes for women.
He was a prominent member of the artistic movement known as the Ashcan School.
[ + to infinitive ] Mulligan became involved in a movement to develop a different style of jazz.
2 a situation in which people change their opinion or the way that they live or work:
3 an occasion when something develops, changes, or happens in a particular way or direction:
4 one of the main parts of a piece of classical music:
Beethoven's fifth symphony has four movements.
5 the part of a clock or watch that turns the hands (= thin sticks) that point to the time
6 (used especially by doctors and nurses) an act of emptying the bowels:
When did you last have a (bowel) movement?
7 the act or process of changing a situation or event, or of changing the way something happens or is done:
8 a group of people with a particular set of aims:
The women’s movement works for better job opportunities for women.
10 a change in the place or position of your body or a part of your body:
11 a change in a number, price, etc. for example on a financial market:
12 an organized group of people who work together to achieve or oppose something:
13 the process of moving or being transported from one place to another:
14 the process of changing from one particular system, activity, etc. to another:
a movement to/towards/from sth The movement toward free trade lies at the heart of globalization.
With one movement, she disarmed the man and pinned him against the wall.
A sharp tap on the knee usually causes an involuntary movement of the lower leg.
The movement of the ship caused the mast to sway from side to side.
Satellite photographs provide us with a lot of information about their troop movements.
Some people run their lives according to the movements of the stars.
In contrast, the nonspatial characteristics of the target (such as its weight or function) are almost completely unlikely to change after the movement is planned.
Finally, planning will time the movement such that a sufficient period of time is available for the control system to operate.
Investigating a model of commonsense thinking about causes of movement with 7- to 16-year-old pupils.
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