- movement
- noun1 act of movingADJECTIVE▪ big▪ little, slight, small, tiny▪
The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement.
▪ quick, rapid, swift▪ gentle, slow▪ fluid, graceful, smooth▪She mounted the horse in one fluid movement.
▪ easy▪The refrigerator unit has rubber wheels for easy movement.
▪ jerky▪ sudden▪ deft▪ controlled▪ free▪the free movement of goods across borders
▪ involuntary▪ random▪ constant, continuous▪ repetitive▪ rhythmic▪ backward, downward, forward, lateral, rearward (esp. AmE), rotational, sideways, upward▪ bodily, body▪ eye, hand, etc.▪ dance▪ currency, price▪currency movements in the foreign exchange markets
▪ troop▪ pincer▪The army surrounded the town in a pincer movement.
VERB + MOVEMENT▪ execute (formal), make, perform, produce▪He made a slight movement with his right hand.
▪Hydraulic jacks under the machine produce the movement.
▪ initiate▪The brain is necessary to initiate movement and control balance.
▪ allow▪clothing that allows easy movement
▪ control, coordinate, direct▪As infants grow they become better able to direct their own movements.
▪ govern, regulate▪regulations governing the movement of hazardous waste
▪ facilitate, promote▪an attempt to facilitate the movement of workers across national borders
▪ hinder, impede, inhibit, limit, restrict▪ slow▪Blood loss and fatigue slowed their movements.
▪ halt, stop▪ prevent▪The striking farmers threatened to prevent the movement of goods across the country.
▪ protest (AmE)▪She winced as her muscles protested every movement.
▪ sense▪She sensed a movement in the dark beneath the stairs.
▪ notice, spot▪ detect▪Sensors detect movement or changes in temperature.
▪ monitor, track▪They are monitoring the movement of animals in and out of the country.
▪ measure▪ copy, imitate, mimic▪ reverseMOVEMENT + VERB▪ occur▪Some movement in the building will occur as it settles into the subsoil.
▪ catch your eye▪A movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth.
▪ startle sb▪ cause sth▪Any slight movement caused a sharp pain in his arm.
▪ slow▪ ceaseMOVEMENT + NOUN▪ patternPREPOSITION▪ in a movement▪She kicked down the door in one swift movement.
▪ movement away from, movement from▪movement from one level to the next
▪ movement to, movement towards/toward (figurative)▪Recently there's been a movement (= a change in attitude) away from processed food towards/toward fresh food.
PHRASES▪ the direction of movement, the rate of movement, the speed of movement▪ freedom of movement▪The decree allowed freedom of movement for all citizens.
▪ the movement of capital, the movement of goods, the movement of labour/labor▪ a sense of movement (figurative)▪His music has a real sense of movement.
2 movements person's activitiesADJECTIVE▪ troopVERB + MOVEMENTS▪ follow, observe, study, watch▪The police are watching the suspect's movements very closely.
▪ trace▪The police have traced her movements to the time of her death.
▪ synchronize3 group of peopleADJECTIVE▪ radical▪ mass, popular, populist▪ burgeoning, growing, nascent▪ organized▪The country has a well-organized consumer movement.
▪ international, national▪ artistic, literary▪ avant-garde▪ Modern, Romantic, etc.▪Both architects were part of the Modern Movement.
▪ environmental, political, religious, social▪ feminist, women's▪ protest▪ anti-globalization, anti-nuclear, anti-war, etc.▪ peace▪ abolitionist▪ temperance▪ anti-abortion, pro-life▪ pro-choice▪ reform▪ civil rights, gay rights, human rights, suffrage▪ independence, liberation, opposition, resistance, revolutionary, secessionist, separatist▪ guerrilla▪ militant▪ conservative, democracy, democratic, fascist, nationalist, pro-democracy, socialist▪ labour/labor, trade-union (BrE)▪ consumer, student, working-class, youth, etc.▪ grass-roots▪ ecumenical, evangelical, fundamentalist, Islamic, Islamist, Zionist, etc.VERB + MOVEMENT▪ create, establish, found, launch, set up, start, start up▪She started a movement for agricultural reform.
▪ orchestrate, organize▪ join▪ embrace, support▪ promote▪ oppose▪ be involved in, be part of▪ lead, spearhead▪ direct▪a protest movement directed against exploitative trade practices
▪ spark▪Ethical concerns can spark a mass movement.
▪ drive, energize, fuel▪the optimism which fuels the environmental movement
▪ galvanize, strengthen▪ influence▪the philosophical writers who have influenced the movement
▪ suppressMOVEMENT + VERB▪ arise, begin, emerge (out of sth), spring up▪The movement emerged out of concern for human rights abuses.
▪ develop, gain strength, gather momentum, grow▪The movement gained strength during the 1970s.
▪ peak, reach a peak▪The student movement reached its peak in 1968.
▪ succeed▪ be aimed at doing sth, focus on sth, seek sth▪ challenge sthPREPOSITION▪ movement against▪a mass movement against the dictatorship
▪ movement for▪He launched a movement for children's rights.
PHRASES▪ the leader of a movement, a member of a movement▪ the rise of a movement▪the rise of the peace movement in the US
4 part of a long piece of musicADJECTIVE▪ first, opening▪ second, etc.▪ final, last▪the last movement of Brahms's fourth symphony
▪ slowVERB + MOVEMENT▪ perform, playPREPOSITION▪ in a movement▪There is a cello solo in the second movement.
▪ in … movements▪a symphony in five movements
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
