parade

Universal Words noun, verb noun public celebration 1 [C] a public celebration of a special day or event, usually with bands in the streets and decorated vehicles: the Lord Mayor's parade * St Patrick's Day parade in New York of soldiers 2 [C,U] a formal occasion when soldiers march or stand in lines so that they can be examined by their officers or other important people: a military parade * They stood as straight as soldiers on parade. * (figurative) The latest software will be on parade at the exhibition. seealsoIDENTIFICATIONPARADE series 3 [C] a series of things or people: Each generation passes through a similar parade of events. wealth / knowledge 4 [C,usually sing.] ~ of wealth, knowledge, etc. (often disapproving) an obvious display of sth, particularly in order to impress other people row of shops 5 [C] (especially BrE) (often in names) a street with a row of small shops: a shopping parade IDIOMS see RAINv. verb walk to celebrate / protest 1 [V] [usually +adv./prep.] to walk somewhere in a formal group of people, in order to celebrate or protest about sth: The victorious team will parade through the city tomorrow morning. show in public 2 [V+adv./prep.] to walk around in a way that makes other people notice you: People were parading up and down showing off their finest clothes. 3 [VN+adv./prep.] to show sb/sth in public so that people can see them/it: The trophy was paraded around the stadium. * The prisoners were paraded in front of the crowd. * (figurative) He is not one to parade his achievements. of soldiers 4 [+adv./prep.] to come together, or to bring soldiers together, in order to march in front of other people: [V] The crowds applauded as the guards paraded past. * [VN] The colonel paraded his men before the Queen. pretend 5 ~ (sb/sth) as sth to pretend to be, or to make sb/sth seem to be, good or important when they are not: [V] myth parading as fact * [VN] He paraded himself as a loyal supporter of the party.