march
noun
1. the month following February and preceding April
Similar word(s): mar
Definition categories: time
2. the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
- it was a long march
- we heard the sound of marching
Similar word(s): marching
Definition categories: act, walk, walking
3. a steady advance
- the march of science
- the march of time
Definition categories: act, advance, advancement, procession, progress, progression
4. a procession of people walking together
- the march went up Fifth Avenue
Definition categories: group, procession
5. district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
- the Welsh marches between England and Wales
Similar word(s): borderland, marchland
Definition categories: location, district, dominion, territory
6. genre of music written for marching
- Sousa wrote the best marches
Definition categories: communication, genre
7. a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture
Definition categories: communication
verb
1. march in a procession
Similar word(s): process
Definition categories: motion, walk
2. force to march
- The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria
Definition categories: motion, walk
3. walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride
- He marched into the classroom and announced the exam
- The soldiers marched across the border
Definition categories: motion, walk
4. march in protest; take part in a demonstration
Similar word(s): demonstrate
Definition categories: social, dissent, protest, resist
5. walk ostentatiously
Similar word(s): exhibit, parade
Definition categories: motion, walk
6. cause to march or go at a marching pace
- They marched the mules into the desert
Definition categories: motion, walk
7. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- England marches with Scotland