movement

/ˈmuːvmənt/ noun

Definition

GROUP [C] › a group of people with the same beliefs who work together to achieve something: the women's movement the labour movement

CHANGE [C] › a change or development in the way people think or behave: a movement towards democracy

POSITION [C, U] › a change of position or place: His movements were rather clumsy.

MUSIC [C] › a part of a piece of music: The symphony opens with a slow movement.

sb's movements › what someone is doing during a particular period of time: I don't know his movements this week.

(Definition of movement noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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