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movement: the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"; the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock); "it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement"; a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic"; a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something; a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"

crusade collapse: any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims; go on a crusade; fight a holy war; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

mainstream collapse: the prevailing current of thought; "his thinking was in the American mainstream"

manure collapse: any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material; spread manure, as for fertilization

bowel movement collapse: a euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement"

dung collapse: defecate; used of animals; fertilize or dress with dung; "you must dung the land"

catharsis collapse: (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions; purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

evacuation collapse: the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection

ground swell collapse: a broad and deep undulation of the ocean; an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression; "there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment"

tourism collapse: the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a major business in Bermuda"

kinesis collapse: a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation

diarrhea collapse: frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor

activism collapse: a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal

dynamics collapse: the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies

body language collapse: communication via the movements or attitudes of the body

campaign collapse: an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa); a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"; several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints); go on a campaign; go off to war; run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"

siege collapse: the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

investment collapse: the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank; the act of putting on robes or vestments; outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism; money that is invested with an expectation of profit

clock collapse: a timepiece that shows the time of day; measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners"

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