marchnoun
uk/mɑːtʃ/us/mɑːrtʃ/march noun (PUBLIC EVENT)
C1 [ C ] an event in which a large number of people walk through a public place to express their support for something, or their disagreement with or disapproval of something:
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- The protest march went off peacefully with only two arrests.
- The march will be heavily policed by an anti-riot unit.
- The lecturers joined the protest march to show solidarity with their students.
- Demonstrators nearly came to blows with the police during the march.
- They are planning a large anti-racism march.
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Activism & pressure groups
- activism
- activist
- agitation
- agitator
- agitprop
- CND
- gay activist
- gherao
- groundswell
- guerrilla
- hunger strike
- lobby
- protest
- radical
- rasta roko
- rebel
- rebellion
- reformer
- revolutionary
- stir
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march noun (MUSIC)
[ C ] a piece of music with a strong, regular beat, written for marching to:
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Musical pieces
- arrangement
- bolero
- bossa nova
- Britannia
- cantata
- fantasia
- nocturne
- octet
- opus
- passage
- playlist
- polka
- reel
- signature tune
- solo
- song form
- string quartet
- symphony
- trio
- tune
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march noun (SOLDIERS' WALK)
[ C or U ] a walk, especially by a group of soldiers all walking with the same movement and speed:
If soldiers are on the march, they have started marching to a place.
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Moving firmly on foot
- breeze
- clump
- flounce
- goose step
- lope
- mark time idiom
- pace
- parade
- prance
- quick march! idiom
- sashay
- stamp
- stomp
- stride
- strode
- stump
- surefooted
- swagger
- troop
- waltz
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march noun (CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT)
[ S ] the continuous development of a state, activity, or idea:
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Making progress and advancing
- a step forward idiom
- advance
- advancement
- ahead
- be cooking idiom
- betterment
- develop
- go great guns idiom
- graduate
- grow
- grow into sb/sth
- grow out of sth
- have come a long way idiom
- rise
- shape
- speciation
- spread your wings idiom
- steer a course/path idiom
- step
- streak ahead
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marchverb
uk/mɑːtʃ/us/mɑːrtʃ/march verb (WALK)
C2 [ I ] to walk somewhere quickly and in a determined way, often because you are angry:
C1 [ I ] to walk through a public place as part of a public event to express support for something, or disagreement with or disapproval of something:
C1 [ I or T ] to walk with regular steps and keeping the body stiff, usually in a formal group of people who are all walking in the same way:
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- He started to march away, and the others fell in behind him.
- She marched up to him and slapped his face.
- The soldiers marched behind the coffin.
- He marched into the room and demanded money.
- Soldiers were marching into the city.
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Moving firmly on foot
- breeze
- clump
- flounce
- goose step
- lope
- mark time idiom
- pace
- parade
- prance
- quick march! idiom
- sashay
- stamp
- stomp
- stride
- strode
- stump
- surefooted
- swagger
- troop
- waltz
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march verb (TAKE FORCEFULLY)
[ T + adv/prep ] to forcefully make someone go somewhere by taking hold of that person and pulling them there or going there together:
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Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way
- accompany
- bring
- bring sb/sth along
- chaperone
- come
- come along
- convoy
- direct
- docent
- drop
- guide
- lead 1
- see sb off
- shepherd
- show sb around (sth)
- show sb over sth
- show sb round (sth)
- steer
- usherette
- walk
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