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Noun march has 7 senses
- March, Mar - the month following February and preceding April
--1 is a kind of Gregorian calendar month
--1 is a part of Gregorian calendar, New Style calendar; spring, springtime
--1 has parts:
- march, marching - 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"
--2 is a kind of walk, walking
--2 has particulars:
- march - a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time"
--3 is a kind of progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion
- march - a procession of people walking together; "the march went up Fifth Avenue"
--4 is a kind of procession
--4 has particulars: hunger march
- borderland, border district, march, marchland - 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"
--5 is a kind of district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion
- marching music, march - genre of music written for marching; "Sousa wrote the best marches"
--6 is a kind of music genre, musical genre, genre, musical style
--6 has particulars:
- Master of Architecture, MArch - a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture
--7 is a kind of master's degree
Verb march has 7 senses
- march, process - march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room"
--1 is one way to walk
Sample sentence:
The children march to the playground
- march - force to march; "The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria"
--2 is one way to walk
Sample sentence:
They want to march the prisoners
- march - 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"
--3 is one way to walk
Sample sentence:
The children march to the playground
- demonstrate, march - march in protest; take part in a demonstration; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"
--4 is one way to protest, resist, dissent
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s PP
- parade, exhibit, march - walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town"
--5 is one way to walk
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s something PP
- march - cause to march or go at a marching pace; "They marched the mules into the desert"
--6 is one way to walk
Sample sentence:
The horses march across the field
- border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
--7 is one way to touch, adjoin, meet, contact
Sample sentence:
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