move·ment (mo?ov?m?nt)n.1. a. The act or an instance of moving; a change in place or position.b. A particular manner of moving.2. A change in the location of troops, ships, or aircraft for tactical or strategic purposes.3. a. A series of actions and events taking place over a period of time and working to foster a principle or policy: a movement toward world peace.b. An organized effort by supporters of a common goal: a leader of the labor movement.4. A tendency or trend: a movement toward larger kitchens.5. A change in the market price of a security or commodity.6. a. An evacuation of the bowels.b. The matter so evacuated.7. The suggestion or illusion of motion in a painting, sculpture, or design.8. The progression of events in the development of a literary plot.9. The rhythmical or metrical structure of a poetic composition.10. Music A self-contained section of an extended composition.11. Linguistics In generative grammar, a transformation in which a constituent in one part of a syntactic structure is copied or displaced into a different location, creating a new structure.12. A mechanism, such as the works of a watch, that produces or transmits motion.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.movement (?mu?vm?nt) n1. a. the act, process, or result of movingb. an instance of moving2. the manner of moving3. (Sociology) a. a group of people with a common ideology, esp a political or religious oneb. the organized action of such a group4. a trend or tendency in a particular sphere5. (Horology) the driving and regulating mechanism of a watch or clock6. (often plural) a person’s location and activities during a specific time7. (Physiology) a. the evacuation of the bowelsb. the matter evacuated8. (Classical Music) music a principal self-contained section of a symphony, sonata, etc, usually having its own structure9. (Music, other) tempo or pace, as in music or literature10. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) tempo or pace, as in music or literature11. (Art Terms) fine arts the appearance of motion in painting, sculpture, etc12. (Poetry) prosody the rhythmic structure of verse13. (Military) a positional change by one or a number of military units14. (Commerce) a change in the market price of a security or commodityCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014move?ment (?muv m?nt) n. 1. the act, process, or result of moving. 2. a particular manner or style of moving. 3. Usu., movements. actions or activities, as of a person or a body of persons. 4. a change of position or location of troops or ships. 5. abundance of events or incidents. 6. rapid progress of events. 7. the progress of events, as in a narrative or drama. 8. the stylistic representation of motion in a work of art. 9. a series of actions or activities directed or tending toward a particular end. 10. the course, tendency, or trend of affairs in a particular field. 11. a diffusely organized or heterogeneous group of people or organizations tending toward or favoring a generalized common goal. 12. the price change in the market of some commodity or security. 13. bowel movement. 14. the working parts or a distinct portion of the working parts of a mechanism, as of a watch. 15. Music. a. a principal division or section of a sonata, symphony, or the like. b. motion; rhythm; time; tempo. 16. Pros. rhythmical structure or character. [1350?1400; Middle English