movement

move·ment

noun \ˈmüv-mənt\

Definition of MOVEMENT

1

a (1) : the act or process of moving; especially : change of place or position or posture (2) : a particular instance or manner of moving b (1) : a tactical or strategic shifting of a military unit : maneuver (2) : the advance of a military unit c : action, activity —usually used in plural

2

a : tendency, trend <detected a movement toward fairer pricing> b : a series of organized activities working toward an objective; also : an organized effort to promote or attain an end <the civil rights movement>

3

: the moving parts of a mechanism that transmit a definite motion

4

a : motion 7 b : the rhythmic character or quality of a musical composition c : a distinct structural unit or division having its own key, rhythmic structure, and themes and forming part of an extended musical composition d : particular rhythmic flow of language : cadence

5

a : the quality (as in a painting or sculpture) of representing or suggesting motion b : the vibrant quality in literature that comes from elements that constantly hold a reader's interest (as a quickly moving action-filled plot)

6

a : an act of voiding the bowels b : matter expelled from the bowels at one passage

Examples of MOVEMENT

1. He developed an efficient system for movement of raw materials to the factory.
2. studying the movements of the planets
3. We wore loose clothes to allow for easier movement.
4. the graceful movements of a dancer
5. The police have been keeping a careful record of his movements.
6. There's a movement afoot to rename the town.
7. a book about the history of the civil rights movement
8. They joined the antiwar movement.

First Known Use of MOVEMENT

14th century

Related to MOVEMENT

Synonyms: motion, move, shift, shifting, stir, stirring

Antonyms: motionlessness

Related Words: dislocation, migration, relocation; locomotion, mobility, motility, motivity; fiddling, fidgeting, squirm, squirming, twitching, wriggling, writhing; flailing, flapping, waving

Near Antonyms: immobility; inertia, inertness, stillness; cessation, discontinuance, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, pause, shutdown, shutoff, stop, stoppage, surcease, termination

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