Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun marching

1 sense of marching

Sense 1
march, marching -- (the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind); "it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching")
       => walk, walking -- (the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb march

7 senses of march

Sense 1
march, process -- (march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room")
       => walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet")

Sense 2
march -- (force to march; "The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria")
       => walk -- (accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car")

Sense 3
march -- (walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride; "He marched into the classroom and announced the exam"; "The soldiers marched across the border")
       => walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet")
          Phrasal Verb-> march on#1

Sense 4
demonstrate, march -- (march in protest; take part in a demonstration; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle")
       => protest, resist, dissent -- (express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country")

Sense 5
parade, exhibit, march -- (walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town")
       => walk -- (make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day")

Sense 6
march -- (cause to march or go at a marching pace; "They marched the mules into the desert")
       => walk -- (make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day")

Sense 7
border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on -- (lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland")
       => touch, adjoin, meet, contact -- (be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point")

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