HyperDic: march

English > 14 senses of the word *March / march / MArch*:
VERB	motion	march, process	march in a procession
	motion	march	force to march
	motion	march	walk fast, with regular or measured steps
	social	march, demonstrate	march in protest
	motion	march, parade, exhibit	walk ostentatiously
	motion	march	cause to march or go at a marching pace
	contact	march, border, adjoin, edge, abut, butt, butt against, butt on	lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
NOUN	time	March, Mar	the month following February and preceding April
	act	march, marching	the act of marching
	act	march	a steady advance
	group	march	a procession of people walking together
	location	march, borderland, border district, marchland	district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
	communication	march, marching music	genre of music written for marching
	communication	MArch, Master of Architecture	a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture

March / march / MArch > pronunciation
Sounds	maa'rch
Rhymes	arch ... starch: 7 rhymes with aarch...

English > *March*: 14 senses > noun 1, time
Meaning	The month following February and preceding April.
Synonym	Mar
Part of	Gregorian calendar, New Style calendar	The solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years
Parts	Annunciation, Lady Day, Annunciation Day, March 25	A festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary
	Saint Joseph, St Joseph, March 19	A Christian holy day
	Texas Independence Day, March 2	Texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas' declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836
	mid-March	The middle part of March
	vernal equinox, March equinox, spring equinox	March 21
Broader	Gregorian calendar month	A month in the Gregorian calendar
Spanish	March, Mar, mar, marzo
Catalan	March, març, Mar

English > *march*: 14 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	The act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind).
Examples	"it was a long march" "we heard the sound of marching"
Synonym	marching
Narrower	countermarch	(military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route
	goose step	A manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high
	lockstep	A manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead
	promenade	A march of all the guests / guests at the opening / opening of a formal dance
	quick march	marching at quick time
	routemarch	A long / long training march for troops
Broader	walk, walking	The act of traveling by foot
Spanish	marcha
Catalan	marxa
Verbs	march	walk fast, with regular or measured steps
	march	march in a procession
	march	force to march
	march	cause to march or go at a marching pace
	march	march in protest

English > *march*: 14 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	A steady advance.
Examples	"the march of science" "the march of time"
Broader	progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion	The act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
Spanish	marcha
Catalan	marxa

English > *march*: 14 senses > noun 4, group
Meaning	A procession of people walking together.
Example	"the march went up Fifth Avenue"
Narrower	hunger march	A march of protest or demonstration by the unemployed
Broader	procession	The group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
Spanish	marcha
Catalan	marxa
Verbs	march	walk fast, with regular or measured steps
	march	march in a procession
	march	force to march
	march	cause to march or go at a marching pace
	march	march in protest

English > *march*: 14 senses > noun 5, location
Meaning	district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area.
Example	"the Welsh marches between England and Wales"
Synonyms	borderland, border district, marchland
Broader	district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion	A region marked off for administrative or other purposes
Spanish	zona fronteriza
Catalan	zona fronterera
Verbs	march	lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

English > *march*: 14 senses > noun 6, communication
Meaning	genre of music written for marching.
Example	"Sousa wrote the best marches"
Synonym	marching music
Narrower	military march, military music, martial music	brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade
Narrower	processional march, recessional march	A march to be played for processions
Broader	music genre, musical genre, genre, musical style	An expressive style of music
Spanish	marcha
Catalan	marxa

English > *MArch*: 14 senses > noun 7, communication
Meaning	A degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture.
Synonym	Master of Architecture
Broader	master's degree	An academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree

English > *march*: 14 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	march in a procession.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Model	The children march to the playground
Synonym	process
Narrower	countermarch	march back along the same way
	debouch, march out	march out (as from a defile) into open ground
	file	proceed in line
	goose step	march in a military fashion
	parade, troop, promenade	march in a procession
Broader	walk	Use one's feet to advance
Spanish	desfilar, ir en procesión, marchar
Participle	marched upon	being or having been trodden or marched on
Nouns	march, marching	the act of marching
Nouns	march	a procession of people walking together

English > *march*: 14 senses > verb 2, motion
Meaning	Force to march.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Model	They want to march the prisoners
Example	"The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria"
Cause to	march	walk fast, with regular or measured steps
Narrower	frogmarch	march a person against his will by any method
Broader	walk	Accompany or escort
Nouns	march	the act of marching
Nouns	march	a procession of people walking together

English > *march*: 14 senses > verb 3, motion
Meaning	walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Model	The children march to the playground
Examples	"He marched into the classroom and announced the exam" "The soldiers marched across the border"
Caused by	march	Force to march
Narrower	troop	Move or march as if in a crowd
Broader	walk	Use one's feet to advance
See also	march on	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
Spanish	marchar, trancar
Catalan	gambar, marxar
Nouns	march	the act of marching
	march	a procession of people walking together
	marcher	walks with regular or stately step

English > *march*: 14 senses > verb 4, social
Meaning	march in protest; take part in a demonstration.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonym	demonstrate
Narrower	picket	Serve as pickets or post pickets
Broader	protest, resist, dissent	Express opposition through action or words / words
Spanish	demostrar, manifestarse
Catalan	demostrar, manifestar-se
Nouns	march	the act of marching
Nouns	march	a procession of people walking together

English > *march*: 14 senses > verb 5, motion
Meaning	walk ostentatiously.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	parade, exhibit
Broader	walk	make walk
Spanish	desfilar, exhibir, marchar

English > *march*: 14 senses > verb 6, motion
Meaning	Cause to march or go at a marching pace.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	The horses march across the field
Example	"They marched the mules into the desert"
Broader	walk	make walk
Nouns	march	the act of marching
Nouns	march	a procession of people walking together

English > *march*: 14 senses > verb 7, contact
Meaning	lie adjacent to another or share a boundary.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Example	"England marches with Scotland"
Synonyms	border, adjoin, edge, abut, butt, butt against, butt on
Narrower	neighbor, neighbour	Be located near or adjacent to
Broader	touch, adjoin, meet, contact	Be in direct physical contact with
Spanish	bordear, colindar, lindar
Catalan	bordejar, limitar, vorellar, voretar
Nouns	march	district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area

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