Parade dictionary definition

parade

[pə rād′]

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noun

The definition of a parade is a moving display, particularly a public march.
An example of a parade is the Thanksgiving Day march through Manhattan.

verb

Parade is defined as to bring together for display, to walk around to display, or to march for military review.
1. An example of parade is to have bands, cars and floats march through a town.
2. An example of parade is to show off a new handbag around town.
3. An example of parade is for military forces to gather in formation for display.

Vintage cars in a parade.

parade

noun

ostentatious or pompous display
1. a military display or assembly; esp., a review of marching troops
2. a place where troops assemble regularly for parade; parade ground
any organized procession or march, as for display
1. a public walk or promenade
2. persons promenading or strolling
an ostentatious succession of persons or things: a parade of bestsellers

Origin of parade

French ; from Spanish parada, a parade, place for the exercise of troops ; from parar, to stop (a horse), prepare ; from Classical Latin parare, prepare

transitive verb

paraded, parading

to bring together (troops, etc.) for inspection or display
to march or walk through, as for display: a band parading the streets
to make a display of; show off: to parade one's knowledge

intransitive verb

to march in a parade or procession
to walk about ostentatiously; show off
to assemble in military formation for review or display

Related Forms:

parader
noun

parade Idioms

on parade

on display

parade

noun

a. An organized public procession on a festive or ceremonial occasion.
b. The participants in such a procession.
a. A regular place of assembly for reviews of troops. Also called parade ground.
b. A formal review of marching military troops.
c. The troops taking part in such a review.
A line or extended group of moving persons or things: a parade of strollers on the mall.
An extended, usually showy succession: a parade of fads and styles.
An ostentatious show; an exhibition: make a parade of one's talents.
A public square or promenade.

verb

pa·rad·ed, pa·rad·ing, pa·rades

verb

, intransitive

To take part in a parade; march in a public procession: The circus performers and animals paraded down Main Street.
To assemble for a ceremonial military review or other exercise.
To stroll in public, especially so as to be seen; promenade.
To behave so as to attract attention; show off.

verb

, transitive

To cause to take part in a parade: paraded the floats past city hall.
To assemble (troops) for a ceremonial review.
To march or walk through or around: parade the campus.
To exhibit ostentatiously; flaunt: paraded their wealth. See Synonyms at show.

Origin of parade

Probably French, action of stopping a horse, from Old Spanish parada, from Vulgar Latin *parāta, from feminine past participle of Latin parāre, to prepare; see per&schwa;-¹ in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

pa·rad′er
noun

parade

Noun

(plural parades)

An organized procession consisting of a series of consecutive displays, performances, exhibits, etc. displayed by moving down a street past a crowd.
The floats and horses in the parade were impressive, but the marching bands were really amazing.
Any succession, series, or display of items.
The dinner was a parade of courses, each featuring foods more elaborate than the last.
a parade of shops
A line of goslings led by one parent and often trailed by the other.
The ground where a military display is held, or where troops are drilled.
Pompous show; formal display or exhibition.
(Gallicism) Posture of defense; guard.
A public walk; a promenade; now used in street names.
He was parked on Chester Parade.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present parades, present participle parading, simple past and past participle paraded)

(intransitive) To march or to display.
They paraded around the field, simply to show their discipline.
To display or show; to exhibit in a showy or ostentatious manner; to show off.
They paraded dozens of fashions past the crowd.
Parading all her sensibility. Byron.
To march past.
After the field show, it is customary to parade the stands before exiting the field.

Origin

From French parade (“show, display, parade, parry, formerly also a halt on horseback”), from Spanish parada (“a halt, stop, pause, a parade”), from parar (“to halt, stop, get ready, prepare”), from Latin parare (“to prepare, in Medieval Latin and Rom. also to halt, stop, prevent, guard against, etc., also dress, trim, adorn”); see pare. Compare parry, a doublet of parade.