march
1. the act of marching;
walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind) (Freq. 14)
- it was a long march
- we heard the sound of marching
• Syn:
marching
• Derivationally related forms:
march (for: marching)
• Hypernyms:
walk, walking
• Hyponyms:
countermarch, goose step, lockstep, promenade, quick march, routemarch
2. a steady advance (Freq. 3)
- the march of science
- the march of time
• Hypernyms:
progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement,
forward motion, onward motion
3. a procession of people walking together (Freq. 2)
- the march went up Fifth Avenue
• Hypernyms:
procession
• Hyponyms:
hunger march
4. 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
• Syn:
borderland, border district, marchland
• Hypernyms:
district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion
5. genre of music written for marching
- Sousa wrote the best marches
• Syn:
marching music
• Hypernyms:
music genre, musical genre, genre, musical style
• Hyponyms:
military march, military music, martial music, processional march, recessional march
1. march in a procession (Freq. 24)
- They processed into the dining room
• Syn:
process
• Derivationally related forms:
marching
• Hypernyms:
walk
• Hyponyms:
file, parade, troop, promenade, goose step,
countermarch, debouch, march out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- The children march to the playground
2. force to march (Freq. 5)
- The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria
• Hypernyms:
walk
• Hyponyms:
frogmarch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They want to march the prisoners
3. walk fast, with regular or measured steps;
walk with a stride (Freq. 5)
- He marched into the classroom and announced the exam
- The soldiers marched across the border
• See Also:
march on
• Derivationally related forms:
marcher
• Hypernyms:
walk
• Hyponyms:
troop
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- The children march to the playground
4. march in protest;
take part in a demonstration (Freq. 1)
- Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle
• Syn:
demonstrate
• Derivationally related forms:
demonstration (for: demonstrate), demonstrator (for: demonstrate)
• Hypernyms:
protest, resist, dissent
• Hyponyms:
picket
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
5. walk ostentatiously (Freq. 1)
- She parades her new husband around town
• Syn:
parade, exhibit
• Derivationally related forms:
parade (for: parade)
• Hypernyms:
walk
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
6. cause to march or go at a marching pace
- They marched the mules into the desert
• Hypernyms:
walk
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- The horses march across the field
7. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- Canada adjoins the U.S.
- England marches with Scotland
• Syn:
border, adjoin, edge, abut, butt,
butt against, butt on
• Derivationally related forms:
butt (for: butt), abutment (for: abut), abutter (for: abut), edge (for: edge), edging (for: edge), border (for: border)
• Hypernyms:
touch, adjoin, meet, contact
• Hyponyms:
neighbor, neighbour
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
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