verb
marches; marched; marching
[no obj]
to walk with regular steps as a group :to walk in the regular and organized way of soldiers
b always followed by an adverb or preposition :to go into, out of, or through a place as an army
[no obj] :to walk with a large group of people who are protesting or supporting something
[no obj] :to walk somewhere quickly in a direct and forceful way
[+ obj] :to cause or force (a person) to walk somewhere
march on
[phrasal verb]
to go or continue onward
noun
plural marches
[count] an act of walking together as an organized group :an act of marching
the distance covered by marching for a specified period of time
[singular] somewhat formal :forward movement or progress
[count] :a piece of music with a strong regular beat that is written to be played while people are marching
on the march
marching toward a place
going forward
steal a march on
chiefly Brit :to get ahead of or win an advantage over (someone) in an unexpected and clever way