Definition of Movement
Movement
move·ment
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
the action of changing the position or place/location of someone or something, the action of having this changed, or an instance of either of these;
e.g. We saw movement on the cameras and went to investigate. Her injury made the movement of her leg painful.
(noun)
the general activity and bustle of people and things at a particular time and place, or the specific whereabouts and activities of a person at a particular time;
e.g. The streets had little movement at such an early hour. I want to know every movement of his on that evening.
(noun)
a development or change in something, or the progress of a story or poem;
e.g. The movement of the stock market can be difficult to predict. I would never have predicted the movement of that story.
(noun)
a group of people who have some shared ideas and who work together to further these ideas, or broadly, a campaign undertaken by a group of people for some purpose;
e.g. This artistic movement supports minimalism in their work. They declared a movement to fight for equal voting rights.
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