movement Definition

1. A process of changing position or going from one point to another.

Thesaurus: progress, journey, advance, flow, flux, change, shift; immigration, migration; evolution.
2. An act or manner of moving.

Example: made a sudden, jerky movement
3. An organization, association or group, especially one that promotes a particular cause.

Example: the women's movement
Thesaurus: organization, campaign, crusade.
4. A general tendency or current of opinion, taste, etc.

Example: a movement towards healthy eating
5. music.
A section of a large-scale piece, especially a symphony.
6. A person's actions during a particular time

Example: Can you account for your movements that night?
Form: movements
7a. An act of evacuating the bowels;
7b. The waste matter evacuated.
8. The moving parts of a watch or clock.
9. The theatrical art of moving the body gracefully or with expression.
10. The suggestion of motion conveyed in a work of art.