movement

Definition

  • noun: the act or process of moving people or things from one place or position to another
  • noun: the act or process of moving
  • usually used in plural
  • synonyms: motion, advancement, emotion

Examples

  • There has been a 'movement' [='tendency'] toward lower prices in the housing market recently. [=prices have been going lower in the housing market recently]

  • There has been a 'movement' back to more therapeutic treatments of mental disorders in recent years.

  • There hasn't been any 'movement' in the negotiations. [=the negotations have not progressed]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Magnify, Mr. Sulu. What is this? Shields up! Red alert! Fire at will! Sir, our phasers are having minimal effect an our torpedoes can't track the movement. Fire everything we've got. Captain, we are not equipped for this matteral engadgement. Shields frequency has no effect, sir. (..)
    2016 Star Trek Beyond