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

  • (..) The private has been instructed but does not know. You slimy scumbag, get on your face and give me . Sir, aye, aye, sir. How many counts in that movement you just eXecuted?. -Sir, four counts, sir. -What's the idea of looking in the chamber?. Sir, to guarantee the private is not giving (..)
    1987 Full Metal Jacket