March (n.)

  1. the month following February and preceding April

    [ Syn: march , mar ]

  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

    [ Syn: marching ]

  3. a steady advance; the march of science; the march of time'

  4. a procession of people walking together; the march went up Fifth Avenue'

  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

    [ Syn: borderland , border district , marchland ]

  6. genre of music written for marching; Sousa wrote the best marches

    [ Syn: marching music ]

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

    [ Syn: master of architecture , march ]

    march (v.)

  1. march in a procession; They processed into the dining room

    [ Syn: process ]

  2. force to march; The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria'

  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'

  4. march in protest; take part in a demonstration; Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle

    [ Syn: demonstrate ]

  5. walk ostentatiously; She parades her new husband around town

    [ Syn: parade , exhibit ]

  6. cause to march or go at a marching pace; They marched the mules into the desert'

  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 ]

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