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