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English to English noun
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a change of position that does not entail a change of location |  | Example: the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise
movement is a sign of life
an impatient move of his hand
gastrointestinal motility
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the act of changing location from one place to another | | Example: police controlled the motion of the crowd
the movement of people from the farms to the cities
his move put him directly in my path
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a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something | | source: wordnet30
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a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals | | Example: he was a charter member of the movement
politicians have to respect a mass movement
he led the national liberation front
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a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata | | Example: the second movement is slow and melodic
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a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end | | Example: he supported populist campaigns
they worked in the cause of world peace
the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
the movement to end slavery
contributed to the war effort
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an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object | | Example: the cinema relies on apparent motion
the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement
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a euphemism for defecation | | Example: he had a bowel movement
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a general tendency to change (as of opinion) | | Example: not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book
a broad movement of the electorate to the right
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the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock) | | Example: it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement
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the act of changing the location of something | | Example: the movement of cargo onto the vessel
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The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; advancement; as, the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine; the party of movement. | | source: webster1913
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