movement

noun

1 GROUP (C) a group of people who share the same ideas or beliefs and work together to achieve a particular aim: the civil rights movement | The nationalist movement did not have widespread support.

2 MOVING

a) (C, U) a change in the place or position of something or someone: reports of troop movement in the area

b) (C) an act of moving your body, or the way someone moves their body: the dancer's graceful movements

3 CHANGE DEVELOPMENT

a) (U) a change that brings progress or improvement in a situation: There's been no movement in the dispute since Thursday.

b) (C) a gradual change or development in people's attitudes or behaviour: a growing movement among consumers away from buying processed foods

4 sb's movements all of a person's activities over a certain period: Police are trying to trace Carter's movements over the last hours.

5 MUSIC (C) one of the main parts into which a piece of music is divided, especially in a symphony

6 CLOCK/WATCH the moving parts of a piece of machinery, especially a clock or watch

7 BODY WASTE (C) formal an act of getting rid of waste matter from the bowels (bowel (1))