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English noun: March | |||
| 1. | March (time) the month following February and preceding April | ||
| Synonyms | Mar | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Gregorian calendar month | ||
| Part holonym | Annunciation, Annunciation Day, Lady Day, March 19, March 2, March 25, March equinox, mid-March, Saint Joseph, spring equinox, St Joseph, Texas Independence Day, vernal equinox | ||
| Part meronym | Gregorian calendar, New Style calendar | ||
| 2. | march (act) the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind) | ||
| Samples | It was a long march. We heard the sound of marching. | ||
| Synonyms | marching | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | walk, walking | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | countermarch, goose step, lockstep, promenade, quick march, routemarch | ||
| 3. | march (act) a steady advance | ||
| Samples | The march of science. The march of time. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression | ||
| 4. | march (group) a procession of people walking together | ||
| Samples | The march went up Fifth Avenue. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | procession | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hunger march | ||
| 5. | march (location) district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area | ||
| Samples | The Welsh marches between England and Wales. | ||
| Synonyms | border district, borderland, marchland | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory | ||
| 6. | march (communication) genre of music written for marching | ||
| Samples | Sousa wrote the best marches. | ||
| Synonyms | marching music | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | genre, music genre, musical genre, musical style | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | martial music, military march, military music, processional march, recessional march | ||
| 7. | MArch (communication) a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture | ||
| Synonyms | Master of Architecture | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | master's degree | ||
English verb: march | |||
| 1. | march (motion) march in a procession | ||
| Samples | They processed into the dining room. | ||
| Examples | The children march to the playground | ||
| Synonyms | process | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | countermarch, debouch, file, goose step, march out, parade, promenade, troop | ||
| 2. | march (motion) force to march | ||
| Samples | The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria. | ||
| Examples | They want to march the prisoners | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | frogmarch | ||
| Cause | march | ||
| 3. | march (motion) walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride | ||
| Samples | He marched into the classroom and announced the exam. The soldiers marched across the border. | ||
| Examples | The children march to the playground | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | troop | ||
| 4. | march (social) march in protest; take part in a demonstration | ||
| Samples | Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle. | ||
| Synonyms | demonstrate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dissent, protest, resist | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | picket | ||
| 5. | march (motion) walk ostentatiously | ||
| Samples | She parades her new husband around town. | ||
| Synonyms | exhibit, parade | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
| 6. | march (motion) cause to march or go at a marching pace | ||
| Samples | They marched the mules into the desert. | ||
| Examples | The horses march across the field | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
| 7. | march (contact) lie adjacent to another or share a boundary | ||
| Samples | Canada adjoins the U.S.. England marches with Scotland. | ||
| Synonyms | abut, adjoin, border, butt, butt against, butt on, edge | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjoin, contact, meet, touch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | neighbor, neighbour | ||
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