march meaning and definition

MARCH noun

Definition of March (noun)

1. the month following February and preceding April
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: border district, borderland, marchland
6. genre of music written for marching
   • "Sousa wrote the best marches"
   • synonyms: marching music
7. a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture
   • synonyms: Master of Architecture

MARCH verb

Definition of march (verb)

1. march in a procession
   • "They processed into the dining room"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: demonstrate
5. walk ostentatiously
   • "She parades her new husband around town"
   • synonyms: exhibit, parade
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"
   • synonyms: abut, adjoin, border, butt, butt against, butt on, edge