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march

1  [mahrch]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to walk with regular and measured tread, as soldiers on parade; advance in step in an organized body.
2. to walk in a stately, deliberate manner.
3. to go forward; advance; proceed: Time marches on.
–verb (used with object)
4. to cause to march.
–noun
5. the act or course of marching.
6. the distance covered in a single period of marching.
7. advance; progress; forward movement: the march of science.
8. a piece of music with a rhythm suited to accompany marching.
—Idioms
9. march on, to march toward, as in protest or in preparation for confrontation or battle: The angry mob marched on the Bastille.
10. on the march, moving ahead; progressing; advancing: Automation is on the march.
11. steal a march on, to gain an advantage over, esp. secretly or slyly.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME marchen < MF march(i)er, OF marchier to tread, move < Frankish *markōn presumably, to mark, pace out (a boundary); see mark 1
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march 1   (märch)   
v.   marched, march·ing, march·es

v.   intr.

    1. To walk steadily and rhythmically forward in step with others.

    2. To begin to move in such a manner: The troops will march at dawn.

    3. To proceed directly and purposefully: marched in and demanded to see the manager.

    4. To progress steadily onward; advance: Time marches on.

    1. To proceed directly and purposefully: marched in and demanded to see the manager.

    2. To progress steadily onward; advance: Time marches on.

  3. To be arranged in an orderly fashion that suggests steady rhythmical progression.

  4. To participate in an organized walk, as for a public cause.

v.   tr.

  1. To cause to move or otherwise progress in a steady rhythmical manner: march soldiers into battle; marched us off to the dentist.

  2. To traverse by progressing steadily and rhythmically: They marched the route in a day.

n.  

  1. The act of marching, especially:

    1. The steady forward movement of a body of troops.

    2. A long tiring journey on foot.

  2. Steady forward movement or progression: the march of time.

  3. A regulated pace: quick march; slow march.

  4. The distance covered within a certain period of time by moving or progressing steadily and rhythmically: a week's march away.

  5. Music A composition in regularly accented, usually duple meter that is appropriate to accompany marching.

  6. An organized walk or procession by a group of people for a specific cause or issue.


[Middle English marchen, from Old French marchier, from Frankish *markōn, to mark out; see merg- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: march
Pronunciation: 'märch
Function: noun
: the progression of epileptic activity through the motor centers of the cerebral cortex that ismanifested in localized convulsions in first one and then an adjacent part of the body march of convulsions>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

steal a march on

Gain an advantage over unexpectedly or secretly, as in Macy's stole a march on their rival department store with their Thanksgiving Day parade. This metaphoric expression comes from medieval warfare, where a march was the distance an army could travel in a day. By quietly marching at night, a force could surprise and overtake the enemy at daybreak. Its figurative use dates from the second half of the 1700s.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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