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Meaning of 'parade' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Parade [ v. i.]
- To make an exhibition or spectacle of one's self, as by walking in a public place.
- To assemble in military order for evolutions and inspection; to form or march, as in review.
2 . Parade [ v. t.]
- The ground where a military display is held, or where troops are drilled.
- An assembly and orderly arrangement or display of troops, in full equipments, for inspection or evolutions before some superior officer; a review of troops. Parades are general, regimental, or private (troop, battery, or company), according to the force assembled.
- Pompous show; formal display or exhibition.
- That which is displayed; a show; a spectacle; an imposing procession; the movement of any body marshaled in military order; as, a parade of firemen.
- Posture of defense; guard.
- A public walk; a promenade.
- To exhibit in a showy or ostentatious manner; to show off.
- To assemble and form; to marshal; to cause to maneuver or march ceremoniously; as, to parade troops.

Meaning of 'parade' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . parade [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things
Example in sentence:
  • a parade of strollers on the mall;
  • a parade of witnesses
Meaning (2):
- a visible display
Example in sentence:
  • she made a parade of her sorrows
3 . parade [ v]
Meaning (3):
- walk ostentatiously
Example in sentence:
  • She parades her new husband around town
Meaning (4):
- march in a procession
Example in sentence:
  • the veterans paraded down the street;
  • They processed into the dining room

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