parade

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Synonyms: parage, parkade, parae, panade, parde, parada, prade, palade, parado, pirade

Antonyms: parage, parkade, parae, panade, parde, parada, prade, palade, parado, pirade

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Noun

1. An organized display of a group of people, particularly Synonym of military parade: A show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at set times. A public procession, especially one commemorating a holiday or special event or in protest.
   • Thanksgiving Day parade
   • Mummers Parade
   • ticker-tape parade
   • The Parade of the Marksmen at the Hanover Schützenfest each July is one of the longest regular parades in the world.
2. Synonym of military parade: A show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at set times.
3. A public procession, especially one commemorating a holiday or special event or in protest.
   • Thanksgiving Day parade
   • Mummers Parade
   • ticker-tape parade
   • The Parade of the Marksmen at the Hanover Schützenfest each July is one of the longest regular parades in the world.
4. Synonym of gaggle: A group of geese when on the move, particularly a line of goslings shepherded by one or more adults.
5. Synonym of herd: A group of elephants when on the move.
6. A place reserved for such displays, particularly Synonym of parade ground: A place specially designated for such displays or for practicing close-order drills. Synonym of promenade: A route, street, or square frequented by pedestrians or formerly used for military parades. Synonym of road, used in place names.
   • His shop is located in Chester Pde.
7. Synonym of parade ground: A place specially designated for such displays or for practicing close-order drills.
8. Synonym of promenade: A route, street, or square frequented by pedestrians or formerly used for military parades.
9. Synonym of road, used in place names.
   • His shop is located in Chester Pde.
10. The people who make up such a display, particularly The body of soldiers thus assembled. The body of promenaders thus assembled.
11. The body of soldiers thus assembled.
12. The body of promenaders thus assembled.
13. Synonym of show: any similarly orderly or ostentatious display, especially of a variety of people or a series of things paraded around.
    • The dinner was a parade of courses, each featuring foods more elaborate than the last.
14. A row of shops beside a street.
15. Ellipsis of programme parade: a description of the programming schedule formerly announced on the radio and various television channels.

Verb

1. To take part in a parade, particularly: To assemble for inspection, to receive orders, etc. To march impressively or ostentatiously.
   • No one fights a war in close-order formations any more but officers still love to force their men to parade, coming up with various plausible excuses for their enjoyment of command.
   • After the field show, it is customary to parade the stands before exiting the field.
2. To assemble for inspection, to receive orders, etc.
3. To march impressively or ostentatiously.
   • No one fights a war in close-order formations any more but officers still love to force their men to parade, coming up with various plausible excuses for their enjoyment of command.
4. To march past.
   • After the field show, it is customary to parade the stands before exiting the field.
5. To march through or along.
6. Synonym of promenade: to walk up and down, especially in public in order to show off and be seen by others.
7. To move slowly through or among.
8. To walk in a row led by one parent, often trailed by the other.
9. To cause to take part in a parade, particularly To assemble soldiers for inspection, to receive orders, etc. Synonym of show off: to display or reveal prominently or ostentatiously, especially in a kind of procession.
   • They paraded dozens of fashions past the crowd.
10. To assemble soldiers for inspection, to receive orders, etc.
11. Synonym of show off: to display or reveal prominently or ostentatiously, especially in a kind of procession.
    • They paraded dozens of fashions past the crowd.
12. To furnish with a parade or parades.

Noun

1. Synonym of parry in both its literal and figurative senses.

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