26984 words

movement

16 definitions • 28 examples
1
a change of position:

Examples:

He made a sudden movement and frightened the bird away.
For a long time after the accident, he had no movement in (= was unable to move) his legs.
2
what someone is doing during a particular period:

Examples:

I don't know his movements this week.
3
a group of people with a particular set of aims or ideas :

Examples:

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.
4
a situation in which people change their opinion or the way that they live or work:

Examples:

There has been a movement towards more women going back to work while their children are still young.
Recently there has been some movement away from traditional methods of teaching.
5
an occasion when something develops, changes, or happens in a particular way or direction:

Examples:

There has been little movement in the dollar (= it has not changed in value very much) today.
6
one of the main parts of a piece of classical music:

Examples:

Beethoven's fifth symphony has four movements.
7
the part of a clock or watch that turns the hands (= thin sticks) that point to the time
8
(used especially by doctors and nurses) an act of emptying the bowels:

Examples:

When did you last have a (bowel) movement?
9
the act or process of changing a situation or event, or of changing the way something happens or is done:

Examples:

[ C ] There has been a movement toward smaller families.
10
a group of people with a particular set of aims:

Examples:

The women’s movement works for better job opportunities for women.
11
a change of position or place:

Examples:

[ U ] Fire doors should be kept closed to prevent the movement of fire from one area to another.
12
a change in the place or position of your body or a part of your body:

Examples:

[ C ] the movements of the dancers
[ U ] There was no movement in his legs.
13
a change in a number, price, etc. for example on a financial market:

Examples:

movements in sth Short-term movements in currency are difficult to predict.
This stock market report discusses the latest trends and reasons behind share price movements.
14
an organized group of people who work together to achieve or oppose something:

Examples:

She's been in the environmental movement for 35 years.
the labour/labor/(trade) union movement
the civil-rights/women's movement
15
the process of moving or being transported from one place to another:

Examples:

the company's movement of jobs abroad
We want to remove restrictions on trade and movements of capital.
Under European law product safety takes precedence over freedom of movement for the product.
16
the process of changing from one particular system, activity, etc. to another:

Examples:

a movement to/towards/from sth The movement toward free trade lies at the heart of globalization.

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