MOVEMENT

n. 1 repositioning, move, motion, relocation, moving, migration, shift, transfer, flow, displacement Population movement increased dramatically in the Middle Ages 2 action, activity, move, moving, stir, stirring There was a sudden movement in the bushes 3 gesture, gesticulation, move, flicker, sign, signal; manoeuvre, change of attitude or position Only the slightest upward movement of his eyebrow indicated his surprise Every little movement has a meaning all its own. 4 mechanism, works, workings, moving parts, machinery, action, gears, Colloq innards Technically, the movement of a watch does not include the escapement 5 campaign, crusade, drive; front, faction, party, group, wing The 1960s saw many successes for the civil rights' movement in America 6 change, activity, action, shift, advance or decline, increase or decrease, upward or downward movement, stirring; development, progress Shares displayed little movement in today's trading 7 drift, trend, tendency, course, swing They have noted a growing movement towards religious fundamentalism