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March

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Noun

1. mar, march

the month following February and preceding April

2. march, marching

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

Example Sentences:
'it was a long march'
'we heard the sound of marching'

3. march

a steady advance

Example Sentences:
'the march of science'
'the march of time'

4. march

a procession of people walking together

Example Sentences:
'the march went up Fifth Avenue'

5. border district, borderland, march, marchland

district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area

Example Sentences:
'the Welsh marches between England and Wales'

6. march, marching music

genre of music written for marching

Example Sentences:
'Sousa wrote the best marches'

7. march, master of architecture

a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture

Verb

8. march, process

march in a procession

Example Sentences:
'They processed into the dining room'

9. march

force to march

Example Sentences:
'The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria'

10. march

walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride

Example Sentences:
'He marched into the classroom and announced the exam'
'The soldiers marched across the border'

11. demonstrate, march

march in protest; take part in a demonstration

Example Sentences:
'Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle'

12. exhibit, march, parade

walk ostentatiously

Example Sentences:
'She parades her new husband around town'

13. march

cause to march or go at a marching pace

Example Sentences:
'They marched the mules into the desert'

14. abut, adjoin, border, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, march

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

Example Sentences:
'Canada adjoins the U.S.'
'England marches with Scotland'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

March

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verb
1. (intransitive)
to walk or proceed with stately or regular steps, usually in a procession or military formation
2. (transitive)
to make (a person or group) proceed
he marched his army to the town
3. (transitive)
to traverse or cover by marching
to march a route
noun
4. 
the act or an instance of marching
5. 
a regular stride
a slow march
6. 
a long or exhausting walk
7. 
advance; progression (of time, etc)
8. 
a distance or route covered by marching
9. 
a piece of music, usually in four beats to the bar, having a strongly accented rhythm
10.  steal a march on
noun
1. Also called: marchland
a frontier, border, or boundary or the land lying along it, often of disputed ownership
verb
2. (intr; often foll by upon or with)
to share a common border (with)
noun
the third month of the year, consisting of 31 days
noun
the German name for the Morava (sense 1)
abbreviation for
Master of Architecture
abbreviation for
Marchioness

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

March

see synonyms of march
noun
the third month of the year, having 31 days
abbrev. Mar, Mr, or M
verb intransitive
1. 
to walk with regular, steady steps of equal length, usually in a group or military formation
2. 
to walk in a grave, stately way
3. 
to advance or progress steadily
verb transitive
4. 
to cause (troops, etc.) to march
5. 
to cause or force to go
noun
6. 
the act of marching
7. 
a regular forward movement; steady advance; progress
the march of events
8. 
a regular, steady step or pace
9. 
the distance covered in a period of marching
a day's march
10. 
a long, tiring walk
11. 
a piece of music, with a steady, even beat, suitable for marching
12. 
an organized walk by a number of people demonstrating on some public issue
a peace march
noun
1. 
a boundary, border, or frontier
2. 
a borderland, esp. one in dispute
verb intransitive
3.  Rare
to have a common border (with); border

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

March

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v. marched, march·ing, march·es
v.intr.
1.
a. To walk steadily and rhythmically forward in step with others.
b. To begin to move in such a manner: The troops will march at dawn.
2.
a. To proceed directly and purposefully: marched in and demanded to see the manager.
b. To progress steadily onward; advance: Time marches on.
3. To participate in an organized walk, as for a public cause.
v.tr.
1. To cause to move or otherwise progress in a steady rhythmical manner: march soldiers into battle; marched us off to the dentist.
2. To traverse by progressing steadily and rhythmically: They marched the route in a day.
n.
1. The act of marching, especially:
a. The steady forward movement of a body of troops.
b. A long tiring journey on foot.
2. Steady forward movement or progression: the march of time.
3. A regulated pace: quick march; slow march.
4. The distance covered within a certain period of time by moving or progressing steadily and rhythmically: a week's march away.
5. Music A composition in regularly accented, usually duple meter that is appropriate to accompany marching.
6. An organized walk or procession by a group of people for a specific cause or issue.
n.
1. The border or boundary of a country or an area of land; a frontier.
2. A tract of land bordering on two countries and claimed by both.
intr.v. marched, march·ing, march·es
To have a common boundary: England marches with Scotland.
n.
The third month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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