March - English meaning

noun

A district near the line separating two countries or areas.

Usage examples:

The eastern borderlands

noun

A line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas.

Usage examples:

Panama's western border with costa rica

verb

Form an edge along or beside (something).

Usage examples:

A pool bordered by palm trees

noun

A line which marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.

Usage examples:

A county boundary

noun

An edge or limit of something

Usage examples:

You can camp anywhere inside the boundaries of the park., your work is limited only by the boundari…

verb

Keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time).

Usage examples:

He does not confine his message to high politics

noun

The borders or boundaries of a place, especially with regard to their restricting freedom of movement.

Usage examples:

Within the confines of the hall escape was difficult

plural noun

The limits or borders of something

Usage examples:

He feels safe within the confines of his home.

noun

A folder or box for holding loose papers together and in order for easy reference.

Usage examples:

A file of correspondence

verb

Place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order.

Usage examples:

The contract, when signed, is filed

verb

(of a group of people) walk one behind the other, typically in an orderly and solemn manner.

Usage examples:

The mourners filed into the church

verb

(especially of a soldier) walk or march for a long distance, typically wearily or with effort.

Usage examples:

They footslogged around the two villages

noun

A long and exhausting walk or march.

Usage examples:

Once on dursey island, known as the ‘last outpost of county cork’ it's often a real footslog to get…

noun

A line or border separating two countries.

Usage examples:

International crime knows no frontiers

noun

A border between two countries, or (esp. in the past in the us) a border between developed land where white people live and land where indians live or land that is wild

Usage examples:

It was a movie about the hardships of frontier life in the northwest., the frontiers of knowledge

noun

A long walk or walking tour.

Usage examples:

A five-mile hike across rough terrain

verb

Walk for a long distance, especially across country.

Usage examples:

They hiked across the moors

verb

To walk a long distance, esp. in the countryside

Usage examples:

We plan to hike from lake to lake., i’ve got to hike back to my car to get my jacket., dairies have…

noun

A point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass.

Usage examples:

The failure showed the limits of british power

verb

Set or serve as a limit to.

Usage examples:

Try to limit the amount you drink

phrase

Limit

Usage examples:

I'd like to play squash, but i'm 60 and i know my limits., his genius knows no limits., the pay ris…

noun

A single step taken when walking or running.

Usage examples:

Kirov stepped back a pace

verb

Walk at a steady speed, especially without a particular destination and as an expression of anxiety or annoyance.

Usage examples:

We paced up and down in exasperation

preposition

With due respect to (someone or their opinion), used to express polite disagreement or contradiction.

Usage examples:

Narrative history, pace some theorists, is by no means dead

noun

A public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event.

Usage examples:

A st george's day parade

verb

(of troops) assemble for a formal inspection or ceremonial occasion.

Usage examples:

The recruits were due to parade that day

verb

A ceremonial procession including people marching

noun

A series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.

Usage examples:

Military operations could jeopardize the peace process

verb

Perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on (something) in order to change or preserve it.

Usage examples:

The salmon is quickly processed after harvest to preserve the flavour

verb

Walk or march in procession.

Usage examples:

They processed down the aisle

noun

A paved public walk, typically one along the seafront at a resort.

Usage examples:

The walk along the promenade to the more genteel frinton-on-sea is lined with beach huts, and the w…

verb

Archaic term for prom (sense 2 of the noun).

noun

A wide path for walking on, esp. one built next to a sea, lake, or river

Usage examples:

We strolled along the promenade.

verb

Work hard over a period of time.

Usage examples:

They were slogging away to meet a deadline

noun

A spell of difficult, tiring work or travelling.

Usage examples:

It would be a hard slog back to the camp

noun

An act or movement of putting one leg in front of the other in walking or running.

Usage examples:

Ron took a step back

verb

Lift and set down one's foot or one foot after the other in order to walk somewhere or move to a new position.

Usage examples:

Claudia tried to step back

combining form

Denoting a relationship resulting from a remarriage.

Usage examples:

Stepmother

verb

Walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He strode across the road

noun

A long, decisive step.

Usage examples:

He crossed the room in a couple of strides

verb

To walk somewhere quickly with long steps

Usage examples:

She strode across the room and demanded to speak to the manager., they have already made great stri…

verb

Walk heavily or noisily.

Usage examples:

He tramped about the room

noun

A person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work or as a vagrant or beggar.

Usage examples:

In this category fall some of the adaptive activities of psychotics, autists, pariahs, outcasts, va…

verb

To walk with heavy steps

Usage examples:

[ i ] i’ve been tramping through museums all day., tramps knew the houses where you got good food.,…

verb

Walk in a specified way.

Usage examples:

Rosa trod as lightly as she could

noun

A person's manner of walking or the sound made as they walk.

Usage examples:

I heard the heavy tread of dad's boots

verb

Put down, place, or press the foot

noun

A long arduous journey, especially one made on foot.

Usage examples:

A trek to the south pole

verb

Go on a long arduous journey, typically on foot.

Usage examples:

We trekked through the jungle

verb

To walk a long way or with some difficulty

Usage examples:

Many people trekked for miles to reach safety., it’s a long trek from the railroad station to the s…

noun

Soldiers or armed forces.

Usage examples:

Un peacekeeping troops

verb

(of a group of people) come or go together or in large numbers.

Usage examples:

The girls trooped in for dinner

noun

A group of soldiers or police, esp. one equipped with horses

Usage examples:

Hundreds of thousands of visitors troop through the museum every year.

verb

Walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions.

Usage examples:

I trudged up the stairs

noun

A difficult or laborious walk.

Usage examples:

He began the long trudge back to stokenchurch street

verb

To walk slowly with a lot of effort, esp. on an uneven surface or while carrying something heavy

Usage examples:

We had to trudge through deep snow to get to school., twelve miles over rocks and hills is a long t…

verb

Move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once.

Usage examples:

I walked across the lawn

noun

(of a batsman) leave the field without waiting to be given out by the umpire.

Use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

verb

(often of soldiers) to walk quickly and energetically, usually while carrying a lot of equipment

Usage examples:

Energetic types can be out before breakfast and yomp about the hills until 10 a.m., the captain com…