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   march

   /märCH/

   verb

   • 1. walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread: "three companies of soldiers marched around the field" Similar stridewalktroopsteppacetreadfootslogslogtramphiketrudgeparadefileprocesspromenadeinformal:yomp
   • ▪ walk or proceed quickly and with determination: "without a word she marched from the room" Similar stalkstrutstrideflouncestormstompsweepswagger
   • ▪ force (someone) to walk somewhere quickly: "she gripped Rachel's arm and marched her out through the doors"
   • ▪ walk along public roads in an organized procession to protest about something: "they planned to march on Baton Rouge"
   • ▪ (of something abstract) proceed or advance inexorably: "time marches on" Similar move forwardadvanceprogressforge aheadmake headwaygo oncontinue onroll ondevelopevolve

   noun

   • 1. an act or instance of marching: "the relieving force was more than a day's march away" Similar hiketrektrampslogfootslogwalkroute marchforced marchinformal:yomp
   • ▪ a piece of music composed to accompany marching or with a rhythmic character suggestive of marching.
   • ▪ a procession as a protest or demonstration: "a protest march" Similar paradeprocessionpromenadecortègedemonstrationprotestmarch-pastinformal:demomorcha
   • ▪ the progress or continuity of something abstract that is considered to be moving inexorably onward: "the inevitable march of history" Similar progressadvanceprogressionpassagecontinuancedevelopmentevolutionheadway

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French marcher ‘to walk’ (earlier ‘to trample’), of uncertain origin.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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