1. act of moving, motion; specific type of motion, step (in dance, sports, etc.); organization or group of people with a common goal or ideology; musical piece; repositioning; moving parts of a mechanism; defecation. movement\move"ment\ , n. [f. mouvement. see:
move, and cf. moment.].
2. the act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; advancement; as, the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine; the party of movement.
3. motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
4. manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, movement.
5. (mus.) (a) the rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece. "any change of time is a change of movement." (b) one of the several strains or pieces, each complete in itself, with its own time and rhythm, which make up a larger work; as, the several movements of a suite or a symphony.
6. (mech.) a system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch.
7. The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; advancement; as, the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine; the party of movement.
8. Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
9. Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, movement.
10. The rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece.
11. One of the several strains or pieces, each complete in itself, with its own time and rhythm, which make up a larger work; as, the several movements of a suite or a symphony.
12. A system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch. the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel" the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism ; "it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement" a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic" a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something 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".
13. 1. A movement is a group of people who share the same beliefs, ideas, or aims. It's part of a broader Hindu nationalist movement that's gaining strength throughout the country.
14. Movement involves changing position or going from one place to another. There was movement behind the window in the back door A tall, thin man was waving his arms in an effort to direct the movements of a large removal van.
15. A movement is a planned change in position that an army makes during a battle or military exercise. There are reports of fresh troop movements across the border.
16. Movement is a gradual development or change of an attitude, opinion, or policy. the movement towards democracy in Latin America.
17. Your movements are everything which you do or plan to do during a period of time. I want a full account of your movements the night Mr Gower was killed.
18. A movement of a piece of classical music is one of its main sections. the first movement of Beethoven's 7th symphony. bowel movement American Indian Movement Anti Masonic Movement Arts and Crafts Movement Beat movement Black Aesthetic movement Black Arts movement Caitanya movement Chautauqua movement civil rights movement Conciliar Movement enclosure movement Fenian movement Free Silver Movement gay rights movement homosexual rights movement Granger movement Greenback movement New Negro Movement Holiness movement Homestead Movement I Am movement Liturgical movement lyceum movement Mahdist movement mass movement May Fourth Movement New Age movement new religious movement nonaligned movement Oxford movement Tractarian movement Pan African movement Popular Republican Movement Populist Movement Preparedness Movement Symbolist movement temperance movement women's movement Young America movement Harakat al Tahrir al WaTani al FilasTini Palestine National Liberation Movement Harakat al Muqawimah al Islamiyyah Islamic Resistance Movement Hare Krishna movement International Movement of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.