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PROMENADE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

Synonyms:

amble; perambulation; promenade; saunter; stroll

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("promenade" is a kind of...):

walk (the act of walking somewhere)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "promenade"):

meander; ramble (an aimless amble on a winding course)

walkabout (a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally)

Derivation:

promenade (take a leisurely walk)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("promenade" is a kind of...):

march; marching (the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind))

Holonyms ("promenade" is a part of...):

ball (the people assembled at a lavish formal dance)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("promenade" is a kind of...):

contra danse; contradance; contredanse; country-dance; country dancing (a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line)

Holonyms ("promenade" is a part of...):

square dance; square dancing (American country dancing in which couples form squares)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

Synonyms:

mall; promenade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("promenade" is a kind of...):

paseo; walk; walkway (a path set aside for walking)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "promenade"):

esplanade (a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore)

Derivation:

promenade (take a leisurely walk)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

Synonyms:

prom; promenade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("promenade" is a kind of...):

ball; formal (a lavish dance requiring formal attire)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take a leisurely walk

Example:

The ladies promenaded along the beach

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "promenade" is one way to...):

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

They promenade down the river

Derivation:

promenade (a leisurely walk (usually in some public place))

promenade (a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk)

Sense 2

Meaning:

March in a procession

Example:

the veterans paraded down the street

Synonyms:

parade; promenade; troop

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "promenade" is one way to...):

march; process (march in a procession)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Credits

 Context examples: 

She blushed with pleasure, but somehow the compliment did not satisfy her like the blunt praises he used to give her at home, when he promenaded round her on festival occasions, and told her she was 'altogether jolly', with a hearty smile and an approving pat on the head.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

All the married people take hands and dance round the new-made husband and wife, as the Germans do, while we bachelors and spinsters prance in couples outside! cried Laurie, promenading down the path with Amy, with such infectious spirit and skill that everyone else followed their example without a murmur.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

So busy was she on this day that she did not hear Laurie's ring nor see his face peeping in at her as she gravely promenaded to and fro, flirting her fan and tossing her head, on which she wore a great pink turban, contrasting oddly with her blue brocade dress and yellow quilted petticoat.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)