movements

1. a change of position that does not entail a change of locationExamples: "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"Synonyms: motility, motion, move, movement

2. the act of changing location from one place to anotherExamples: "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"Synonyms: motion, move, movement

3. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of somethingSynonyms: motion, movement

4. a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goalsExamples: "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"Synonyms: front, movement, social movement

5. a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonataExamples: "the second movement is slow and melodic"Synonyms: movement

6. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular endExamples: "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"Synonyms: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement