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march

Dictionary definition · MArch

noun

  1. a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture
  2. the month following February and preceding April
  3. the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)"it was a long march"
  4. a steady advance"the march of science"
  5. a procession of people walking together"the march went up Fifth Avenue"
  6. 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"
  7. genre of music written for marching"Sousa wrote the best marches"

verb

  1. march in a procession"They processed into the dining room"
  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"
  4. march in protest; take part in a demonstration"Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"
  5. walk ostentatiously"She parades her new husband around town"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).