noun
plural -rades
[count] a public celebration of a special day or event that usually includes many people and groups moving down a street by marching or riding in cars or on special vehicles (called floats)
a military ceremony in which soldiers march or stand in lines so that they can be examined by officers or other important people
a long series of people or things that come one after the other - usually singular; usually + of
Brit :a street with a row of small shops
on parade
shown or displayed especially in a way that attracts attention or notice
marching or standing in a military parade
rain on someone's parade
verb
-rades; -raded; -rading
always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] :to walk or march together in public especially as a way of celebrating or protesting something
always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] :to walk in a way that attracts attention
[+ obj] :to force (someone) to walk or march in public
of soldiers :to march in lines in order to be examined by officers or other important people [no obj]
always followed by an adverb or preposition [+ obj] :to show or present (someone or something) proudly or in a way that attracts attention
disapproving :to be falsely presented as something good - + as; [no obj]
usually used as (be) paraded