MARSHAL (marshalled, marshalling)

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Irregular inflected forms: marshalled    , marshalling   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does marshal mean? 

• MARSHAL (noun)
  The noun MARSHAL has 2 senses:

1. a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law

2. (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank

  Familiarity information: MARSHAL used as a noun is rare.

• MARSHAL (verb)
  The verb MARSHAL has 4 senses:

1. place in proper rank

2. arrange in logical order

3. make ready for action or use

4. lead ceremoniously, as in a procession

  Familiarity information: MARSHAL used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MARSHAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

marshal; marshall

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

law officer; lawman; peace officer (an officer of the law)

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

air marshal; sky marshal (a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight)

Instance hyponyms:

Hickock; James Butler Hickock; Wild Bill Hickock (frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876))

Derivation:

marshalship (the post of marshall)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(in some countries) a military officer of highest rank

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

marshal; marshall

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

commissioned military officer (a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

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

field marshal (an officer holding the highest rank in the army)

Instance hyponyms:

Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding; Dowding; Dowdy; Hugh Dowding (British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970))

Bomber Harris; Harris; Sir Arthur Travers Harris (British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984))

Duc d'Elchingen; Michel Ney; Ney (French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815))

comte de Saxe; Hermann Maurice Saxe; Marshal Saxe; Saxe (a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750))

Derivation:

marshal (place in proper rank)

marshalship (the post of marshall)

• MARSHAL (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they marshal    ... he / she / it marshals   
Past simple: marshaled    / marshalled   
Past participle: marshaled    / marshalled   
-ing form: marshaling    / marshalling   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Place in proper rank

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

marshal the troops

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

lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

marshal ((in some countries) a military officer of highest rank)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Arrange in logical order

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

marshal facts or arguments

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

arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make ready for action or use

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

marshal; mobilise; mobilize; summon

Context example:

marshal resources

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

collect; garner; gather; pull together (assemble or get together)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 4

Meaning:

Lead ceremoniously, as in a procession

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

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

show; usher (take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums)

Sentence frames:

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

 Context examples 

Nay, it boots me not how you marshal them, as long as they are all there at the muster.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The mission of the Fox Chase Cancer Center is to prevail over cancer by marshalling hearts and minds in bold scientific discovery, pioneering prevention, and compassionate care.

(Fox Chase Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)

The indefatigable bell now sounded for the fourth time: the classes were marshalled and marched into another room to breakfast: how glad I was to behold a prospect of getting something to eat!

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

At one end of the corridor we were all marshalled by Sherlock Holmes, the constables grinning and Lestrade staring at my friend with amazement, expectation, and derision chasing each other across his features.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

As fast as the prisoners came over the rail they were marshalled forward to the forecastle by our hunters, while our sailors hoisted in the boats, pell-mell, dropping them anywhere upon the deck and not stopping to lash them.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Upon Lady Russell's appearance soon afterwards, the whole party was collected, and all that remained was to marshal themselves, and proceed into the Concert Room; and be of all the consequence in their power, draw as many eyes, excite as many whispers, and disturb as many people as they could.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

Her name was Mrs. Markleham; but our boys used to call her the Old Soldier, on account of her generalship, and the skill with which she marshalled great forces of relations against the Doctor.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Hardly had he formed the wish than the marshal began, and said: “Your majesty, we live joyously here, but how is the queen living in the tower? Is she still alive, or has she died?”

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

We will keep you from the provost-marshal this journey.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

There were no groomsmen, no bridesmaids, no relatives to wait for or marshal: none but Mr. Rochester and I. Mrs. Fairfax stood in the hall as we passed.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)