parade

pa|rade1 [ pə`reıd ] noun count *

1. ) a public celebration in which a large group of people move through an area, often with decorated vehicles and bands playing music:

the St. Patrick's Day parade

a ) a public celebration in which a large group of soldiers march together, or an official ceremony in which soldiers march or stand in rows:

military parades

2. ) a line or a series of people or things:

parade of: A parade of helpers carried food from the kitchen.

3. ) the act of showing something proudly:

parade of: a ridiculous parade of wealth

4. ) BRITISH a row of stores in a street. This word is often used in the names of streets.

be on parade

1. ) to be walking or marching in a large group as part of a ceremony or celebration:

The guards were on parade in front of the palace.

2. ) to be shown publicly:

A collection of vintage cars will be on parade on Sunday.

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parade

pa|rade 2 [ pə`reıd ] verb

▸ 1 walk to celebrate something

▸ 2 walk about to be admired

▸ 3 publicly show something

▸ 4 march at ceremony

▸ 5 claim someone/something has quality

1. ) intransitive to walk as part of an organized group in order to celebrate or publicly protest something:

parade through/past/around etc.: War veterans were parading through the streets to commemorate the victory.

2. ) intransitive to walk around so that people will look at you and admire you:

parade around/past etc.: She was parading around in a bathing suit.

a ) transitive to make someone walk around so that people will look at them and often laugh at them:

He was paraded around the classroom in a dunce's cap.

3. ) transitive to publicly show something that you are proud of:

a chance to parade their skills

4. ) intransitive if soldiers parade, they march as a group during a ceremony or public celebration, or stand in rows to be looked at by important people

5. ) transitive to claim that someone or something has good qualities that they do not really have:

parade someone/something as something: Though paraded as a modern weapons system, it is actually more than 20 years old.