parade

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

parades

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

parade

past (v2)

paraded

past participle (v3)

paraded

present participle

parading

3rd person singular

parades

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.An organized display of a group of people, particularly

   • They went up with a Parade of 9 or 10 Coaches.
   • When a procession is exceptionally large it is called a Parade.
   • Verrall.. seldom put on his uniform for morning parade, not thinking it necessary with mere Military Policemen.

2. 2.A place reserved for such displays, particularly

   • This Square is calcled the Parade.
   • His shop is located in Chester Pde.
   • Glasgow's most fashionable Sunday parade, the ‘crawl’ on Great Western-road.

3. 3.The people who make up such a display, particularly

   • We saw a great Parade or kind of Meeting.
   • ‘Did she go into that parade of people?’ said Ingram.
   • The Commanding Officer is then to direct the Parade to Order Arms.

4. 4.Synonym of show: any similarly orderly or ostentatious display, especially of a variety of people or a series of things paraded around.

   • Parade (Fr.), an appearance or shew, a bravado or vaunting offer.
   • The dinner was a parade of courses, each featuring foods more elaborate than the last.
   • Under all her parade of gallantry he divined a great weariness of spirit, a great longing to be at peace with the world..

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To take part in a parade

   • The whole family paraded it together.
   • After the field show, it is customary to parade the stands before exiting the field.
   • Stretcher after stretcher paraded into the lot. I was aghast; there seemed no end to them.

2. 2.To cause to take part in a parade, particularly

   • They paraded dozens of fashions past the crowd.
   • The men were paraded and briefly addressed by the colonel in my presence..
   • They kidnapped an Indian officer and beheaded him, bringing the head back to be paraded in the bazaars of Kotlin in Pakistani Kashmir.

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