- the act, process, or result of moving
- an instance of moving
- the manner of moving
- a group of people with a common ideology, esp a political or religious one
- the organized action of such a group
- a trend or tendency in a particular sphere
- the driving and regulating mechanism of a watch or clock
- (often plural) a person's location and activities during a specific time
- the evacuation of the bowels
- the matter evacuated
- a principal self-contained section of a symphony, sonata, etc, usually having its own structure
- tempo or pace, as in music or literature
- the appearance of motion in painting, sculpture, etc
- the rhythmic structure of verse
- a positional change by one or a number of military units
- a change in the market price of a security or commodity
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move•ment /ˈmuvmənt/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the act or result of moving: [uncountable]In the last stages of the disease, movement is painful.[countable]nervous movements of his hands and arms.
- Usually, movements. [plural] actions or activities, as of a person, or a change of position or location, as of troops or ships.
- [uncountable] a great number of events or incidents;
rapid progress of events. - the direction, course, or trend of affairs in a field: [uncountable]movement in education toward more computer use.[countable]a movement away from established traditions.
- a series of actions directed toward a particular end:[countable]a gradual movement toward greater equality.
- a loosely organized group favoring a common goal:[countable]the women's movement.
- the price change in the market of some product or security: [uncountable]little movement in stocks.[countable]slight movements in the Tokyo market.
- Physiology[countable] bowel movement.
- Time the working parts of a mechanism, as of a watch:[countable]The watch has a Swiss movement.
- Music and Dance[countable]a principal division or section of a sonata, symphony, or the like.
move•ment
(mo̅o̅v′mənt),USA pronunciation n.
- the act, process, or result of moving.
- a particular manner or style of moving.
- Usually, movements. actions or activities, as of a person or a body of persons.
- Militarya change of position or location of troops or ships.
- abundance of events or incidents.
- rapid progress of events.
- the progress of events, as in a narrative or drama.
- [Fine Arts.]the suggestion of motion in a work of art, either by represented gesture in figurative painting or sculpture or by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition.
- a progressive development of ideas toward a particular conclusion:the movement of his thought.
- a series of actions or activities intended or tending toward a particular end:the movement toward universal suffrage.
- the course, tendency, or trend of affairs in a particular field.
- a diffusely organized or heterogeneous group of people or organizations tending toward or favoring a generalized common goal:the antislavery movement; the realistic movement in art.
- the price change in the market of some commodity or security:an upward movement in the price of butter.
- PhysiologySee bowel movement.
- Timethe working parts or a distinct portion of the working parts of a mechanism, as of a watch.
- Music and Dance
- a principal division or section of a sonata, symphony, or the like.
- motion;
rhythm;
time;
tempo.
- Poetry[Pros.]rhythmical structure or character.
- Middle French; see move, -ment
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1. . See motion. 5. . eventfulness.
- 1. . inertia, stasis.
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movement /ˈmuːvmənt/ n
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