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pa·rade
(pə-rād′)n.
1.
a. An organized public procession on a festive or ceremonial occasion.
b. The participants in such a procession.
2.
a. A regular place of assembly for reviews of troops. Also called parade ground.
b. A formal review of marching military troops.
c. The troops taking part in such a review.
3. A line or extended group of moving persons or things: a parade of strollers on the mall.
4. An extended, usually showy succession: a parade of fads and styles.
5. An ostentatious show; an exhibition: make a parade of one's talents.
6. A public square or promenade.
v. pa·rad·ed, pa·rad·ing, pa·rades
v.intr.
1. To take part in a parade; march in a public procession: The circus performers and animals paraded down Main Street.
2. To assemble for a ceremonial military review or other exercise.
3. To stroll in public, especially so as to be seen; promenade.
4. To behave so as to attract attention; show off.
v.tr.
1. To cause to take part in a parade: paraded the floats past city hall.
2. To assemble (troops) for a ceremonial review.
3. To march or walk through or around: parade the campus.
4. To exhibit ostentatiously; flaunt: paraded their wealth. See Synonyms at show.
[Probably French, action of stopping a horse, from Old Spanish parada, from Vulgar Latin *parāta, from feminine past participle of Latin parāre, to prepare; see perə- in Indo-European roots.]
pa·rad′er n.
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parade
(pəˈreɪd)n
1. an ordered, esp ceremonial, march, assembly, or procession, as of troops being reviewed: on parade.
2. (Military) Also called: parade ground a place where military formations regularly assemble
3. a visible show or display: to make a parade of one's grief.
4. a public promenade or street of shops
5. a successive display of things or people
6. (Fortifications) the interior area of a fortification
7. (Fencing) a parry in fencing
8. rain on someone's parade to hinder someone's enjoyment; upset someone's plans
9. on parade
a. on display
b. showing oneself off
vb
10. (when: intr, often foll by through or along) to walk or march, esp in a procession (through): to parade the streets.
11. (tr) to exhibit or flaunt: he was parading his medals.
12. (Military) (tr) to cause to assemble in formation, as for a military parade
13. (intr) to walk about in a public place
[C17: from French: a making ready, a setting out, a boasting display; compare Italian parata, Spanish parada, all ultimately from Latin parāre to prepare]
paˈrader n
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pa•rade
(pəˈreɪd)n., v. -rad•ed, -rad•ing. n.
1. a public procession, often including a marching band, held in honor of an event, person, etc.
2.
a. a military ceremony involving the formation and marching of troops.
b. the assembly of troops for inspection or display.
c. Also called parade′ ground`. a place where such assembly regularly occurs.
3. a continual passing by, as of people, objects, or events: the parade of the seasons.
4. an ostentatious display: to make a parade of one's beliefs.
5. Chiefly Brit.
v.t. a. a group of promenaders.
b. a promenade.
6. to walk up and down on.
7. to display ostentatiously.
8. to cause to march.
v.i. 9. to march in a procession.
10. to promenade in a public place.
11. to assemble in military order for display.
12. to assume a false or misleading appearance.
[1650–60; < French, Middle French < Sp parada a stop, stopping place parar to stop, end < Latin parāre to set. compare -ade1]
pa•rad′er, n.
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Parade
a procession of animals or people; an assembly of people, especially of promenaders. See also cortège, procession.Examples: parade of coaches, 1673; of elephants; of firemen; of promenaders; of soldiers, 1656.
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parade
Past participle: paraded
Gerund: parading
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| Noun | 1. |  parade - a ceremonial procession including people marchingprocession - the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden" |
| 2. | parade - an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; "a parade of strollers on the mall"; "a parade of witnesses" succession - a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures" | |
| 3. | parade - a visible display; "she made a parade of her sorrows" | |
| Verb | 1. | parade - walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town" walk - make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day" |
| 2. |  parade - march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street" |
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parade
noun
1. procession, march, ceremony, pageant, train, review, column, spectacle, tattoo, motorcade, cavalcade, cortège A military parade marched slowly through the streets.
2. show, display, exhibition, spectacle, array A glittering parade of celebrities attended the event.
3. exhibition, flaunting, demonstration, display, vaunting a parade of military power
verb
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parade
noun1. A formal military inspection:
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parade
[pəˈreɪd]A. N
1. (= procession) → desfile m (Mil) → desfile m, parada f; [of models] → desfile m, pase m
to be on parade (Mil) → estar en formación (fig) → estar a la vista de todos
see also fashion C
to be on parade (Mil) → estar en formación (fig) → estar a la vista de todos
see also fashion C
2. (fig) a parade of (= exhibition) → una exibición de; (= series) → una serie de
to make a parade of (= show off) → hacer alarde de
to make a parade of (= show off) → hacer alarde de
B. VT
1. [+ troops] → hacer desfilar; [+ streets] → recorrer, desfilar por; [+ placard etc] → pasear (through the streets por las calles)
2. (= show off) [+ learning, wealth, new clothes] → hacer alarde de, lucir
C. VI
1. (Mil etc) → desfilar
the strikers paraded through the town → los huelguistas desfilaron por la ciudad
the strikers paraded through the town → los huelguistas desfilaron por la ciudad
parade about parade around VI + ADV → pavonearse
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parade
(pəˈreid) noun1. a line of people, vehicles etc moving forward in order often as a celebration of some event. a circus parade.desfile
2. an arrangement of soldiers in a particular order. The troops are on parade.revista
verb1. to march in a line moving forward in order. They paraded through the town.desfile
2. to arrange soldiers in order. The colonel paraded his soldiers.formar, pasar revista
3. to show or display in an obvious way. She paraded her new clothes in front of her friends.lucir, hacer alarde de
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parade
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