#1 movement n. [motion, move, motility] a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility". wn
#2 movement n. [motion, move] the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path". wn
#3 movement n. [motion] a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. wn
#4 movement n. [social movement, front] a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front". wn
#5 movement n. a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic". wn
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