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Definitions of movement from WordNet
movement (n.)
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something;
Synonyms: motion
movement (n.)
a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals;
politicians have to respect a mass movement
he was a charter member of the movement
movement (n.)
a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata;
the second movement is slow and melodic
movement (n.)
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
the movement to end slavery
movement (n.)
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object;
the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement
movement (n.)
a euphemism for defecation;
he had a bowel movement
Synonyms: bowel movement / bm
movement (n.)
a general tendency to change (as of opinion);
a broad movement of the electorate to the right
movement (n.)
the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock);
it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement
movement (n.)
the act of changing the location of something;
the movement of cargo onto the vessel
movement (n.)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location;
movement is a sign of life
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