movement

Definition

Examples

The graph shows the movement of oil prices over the past year.

Word Family

Synonyms

• motionthe use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
• campaigna race between candidates for elective office
• shiftan event in which something is displaced without rotation

Collocations

• Easy hand movement
  to hand movement, meaning to place into the hands or custody of
• Medium organized labor movement history
  to organized labor movement history, meaning to create (as an entity)
• Hard monitor cross-border capital movement closely
  to monitor cross-border capital movement closely, meaning to keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
• Very Hard pioneering grassroots movement upending retail commerce
  to pioneering grassroots movement upending retail commerce, meaning to open up an area or prepare a way