movement
♦♦ move|ment /m'uːvmənt/ (movements)
1 [N-COUNT] usu supp N
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.
2 [N-VAR]
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...
3 [N-VAR]
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.
4 [N-VAR] with supp, usu N towards/away from n
Movement is a gradual development or change of an attitude, opinion, or policy.
...the movement towards democracy in Latin America...
5 [N-PLURAL] poss N
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.
6 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A movement of a piece of classical music is one of its main sections.
...the first movement of Beethoven's 7th symphony.pin|cer move|ment (pincer movements)
[N-COUNT]
A pincer movement is an attack by an army or other group in which they attack their enemies in two places at once with the aim of surrounding them.
They are moving in a pincer movement to cut the republic in two.wom|en's move|ment
[N-SING] usu the N
You use the women's movement to refer to groups of people and organizations that believe that women should have the same rights and opportunities in society as men.
1 [N-COUNT] usu supp N
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.
2 [N-VAR]
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...
3 [N-VAR]
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.
4 [N-VAR] with supp, usu N towards/away from n
Movement is a gradual development or change of an attitude, opinion, or policy.
...the movement towards democracy in Latin America...
5 [N-PLURAL] poss N
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.
6 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A movement of a piece of classical music is one of its main sections.
...the first movement of Beethoven's 7th symphony.pin|cer move|ment (pincer movements)
[N-COUNT]
A pincer movement is an attack by an army or other group in which they attack their enemies in two places at once with the aim of surrounding them.
They are moving in a pincer movement to cut the republic in two.wom|en's move|ment
[N-SING] usu the N
You use the women's movement to refer to groups of people and organizations that believe that women should have the same rights and opportunities in society as men.