march
march (märc̸h)
intransitive verb
- to walk with regular, steady steps of equal length, usually in a group or military formation
- to walk in a grave, stately way
- to advance or progress steadily
Etymology: Fr marcher < OFr, prob. < Frank *markon < *marka, Mark: orig. sense prob. “to pace off the boundary”
transitive verb
- to cause (troops, etc.) to march
- to cause or force to go
noun
- the act of marching
- a regular forward movement; steady advance; progress the march of events
- a regular, steady step or pace
- the distance covered in a period of marching a day's march
- a long, tiring walk
- a piece of music, with a steady, even beat, suitable for marching
- an organized walk by a number of people demonstrating on some public issue a peace march
on the march
steal a march on
march (märc̸h)
noun
- a boundary, border, or frontier
- a borderland, esp. one in dispute
Etymology: OFr < Frank *marka, mark
intransitive verb
the Marches
- borderlands between England & Scotland and between England & Wales
- Le Marche
March (märc̸h)
noun
Etymology: ME < OFr march, marz < L Martius (mensis), (month) of Mars < Mars, Mars
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
| Topic | Replies | Latest Post |
|---|---|---|
| "March Madness" | 6 | 4 years ago |
| March | 2 | 6 years ago |
| Beware the ides of March | 12 | 6 years ago |
Share on Facebook