parade
7 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
parades
plural
parades
Britannica Dictionary definition of PARADE
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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)
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the annual Thanksgiving Day parade
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After the team won the championship, the city threw/had a parade for them.
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The town will put on a parade.
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The marching band lined up for the homecoming parade.
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the parade route
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a military ceremony in which soldiers march or stand in lines so that they can be examined by officers or other important people
3
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a long series of people or things that come one after the other
— usually singular
— usually + of
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We had a parade of visitors this morning. [=we had many visitors this morning]
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The prosecution called a parade of witnesses to the stand.
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We watched a parade of cars go by our house on the way to the stadium for the game.
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British
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a street with a row of small shops
on parade
1
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shown or displayed especially in a way that attracts attention or notice
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Her new diamond engagement ring was on parade for all her friends to stare at.
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Television executives learned that violent shows attract more viewers, and pretty soon it was violence on parade all day long.
2
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marching or standing in a military parade
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The general carefully watched the soldiers on parade.
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a military honor guard on parade
rain on someone's parade
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parade
/pəˈreɪd/
verb
parades;
paraded;
parading
2
parade
/pəˈreɪd/
verb
parades;
paraded;
parading
Britannica Dictionary definition of PARADE
1
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[no object]
:
to walk or march together in public especially as a way of celebrating or protesting something
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The team and its fans paraded down the street.
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Protesters paraded in front of City Hall.
2
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[no object]
:
to walk in a way that attracts attention
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The models paraded up and down the runway.
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She paraded around on the beach in her bikini.
3
[+ object]
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to force (someone) to walk or march in public
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The victors paraded the prisoners through the streets.
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of soldiers
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to march in lines in order to be examined by officers or other important people
[no object]
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The soldiers paraded past the generals.
[+ object]
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The soldiers were paraded past the generals.
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always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[+ object]
:
to show or present (someone or something) proudly or in a way that attracts attention
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They don't like having their personal problems paraded in print for everyone to see.
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disapproving
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to be falsely presented as something good
— + as
[no object]
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The book is just propaganda parading as literature.
[+ object]
— usually used as (be) paraded
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lies being paraded as the truth
