1. A ceremonial procession including people marching
   "The annual St. Patrick's Day parade drew thousands of spectators"
    
2. An extended (often showy) succession of persons or things
   "a parade of strollers on the mall"; "a parade of witnesses"
    
3. A visible display
   "she made a parade of her sorrows"
    
4. (military) an assembly of troops for inspection or display
   "The soldiers stood at attention during the parade"

1. March in a procession in a public place
   "the veterans paraded down the street";
   - troop, promenade
    
2. Walk ostentatiously
   "She parades her new husband around town";
   - exhibit, march
    
3. Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
   "he paraded his new sports car";
   - flaunt, flash [informal], show off, ostentate [archaic], swank [informal], flex [N. Amer, informal], showboat [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: paraded, parades, parading

Type of: display, exhibit, expose, march, process, procession, showing, succession, walk

Encyclopedia: Parade, South Dakota