Movement — synonyms, definition

1. movement (Noun)

activity advance aftershock alienation alteration apparent motion apparent movement assignment bent bm bowel movement breach campaign carriage cause change communication conveyance course crusade • • •

movement (Noun) — A change of position that does not entail a change of location. ex. "movement is a sign of life"

movement (Noun) — The act of changing location from one place to another. ex. "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"

movement (Noun) — A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something.

movement (Noun) — A group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals. ex. "he was a charter member of the movement" ex. "politicians have to respect a mass movement" ex. "he was a charter member of the social movement"

movement (Noun) — A major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata. ex. "the second movement is slow and melodic"

movement (Noun) — A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end. ex. "the movement to end slavery"

movement (Noun) — An optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object. ex. "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" ex. "the cinema relies on apparent movement"

movement (Noun) — A euphemism for defecation. ex. "he had a bowel movement"

movement (Noun) — A general tendency to change (as of opinion). ex. "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"

movement (Noun) — The driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock). ex. "it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement"

movement (Noun) — The act of changing the location of something. ex. "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"

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