noun

1. the act or process of moving; specif.,
   1. a motion or action of a person or group
   2. a shift in position
   3. an evacuation (of the bowels); also, the matter evacuated
   4. Mil. a change in the location of troops, ships, etc., as part of a maneuver
2. a particular manner of moving
3. 1. a series of organized activities by people working concertedly toward some goal
   2. the organization consisting of those active in this way
4. a tendency or trend in some particular sphere of activity
5. the pacing, specif. the rapid pacing, of the incidents in a literary work
6. the effect or representation of motion in painting, sculpture, etc.
7. Commerce a change in the price of some stock or commodity
8. Mech. the moving parts of a mechanism; esp., a series of connected moving parts the movement of a clock
9. Music
   1. any of the principal divisions of a symphony, sonata, or other extended composition
   2. tempo or rhythm
   3. motion ()
10. Prosody rhythmic flow; cadence

Etymology: OFr