What is the meaning of marching?

noun

• The act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind. )
  • usage: "it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching"
  • synonyms: march

verb

• March in a procession.
  • usage: "They processed into the dining room"
  • synonyms: march, process
• Force to march.
  • usage: "The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria"
  • synonyms: march
• Walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride.
  • usage: "He marched into the classroom and announced the exam"; "The soldiers marched across the border"
  • synonyms: march
• March in protest; take part in a demonstration.
  • usage: "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"
  • synonyms: demonstrate, march
• Walk ostentatiously.
  • usage: "She parades her new husband around town"
  • synonyms: parade, exhibit, march
• Cause to march or go at a marching pace.
  • usage: "They marched the mules into the desert"
  • synonyms: march
• Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary.
  • usage: "Canada adjoins the U. S."; "England marches with Scotland"
  • synonyms: border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on