marches Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a region in central Italy
   Marche.
   
2. noun the month following February and preceding April
   Mar; March.
   
3. noun the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
   march; marching.
   
   • it was a long march
   • we heard the sound of marching
4. noun a steady advance
   march.
   
   • the march of science
   • the march of time
5. noun a procession of people walking together
   march.
   
   • the march went up Fifth Avenue
6. noun district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
   march; marchland; border district; borderland.
   
   • the Welsh marches between England and Wales
7. noun genre of music written for marching
   marching music; march.
   
   • Sousa wrote the best marches
8. noun a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture
   MArch; Master of Architecture.
   
9. verb march in a procession
   process; march.
   
   • They processed into the dining room
10. verb force to march
    march.
    
    • The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria
11. verb walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride
    march.
    
    • He marched into the classroom and announced the exam
    • The soldiers marched across the border
12. verb march in protest; take part in a demonstration
    demonstrate; march.
    
    • Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle
13. verb walk ostentatiously
    exhibit; march; parade.
    
    • She parades her new husband around town
14. verb cause to march or go at a marching pace
    march.
    
    • They marched the mules into the desert
15. verb lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
    march; abut; edge; adjoin; butt; butt against; border; butt on.
    
    • Canada adjoins the U.S.
    • England marches with Scotland

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