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Noun marshal has 2 senses
  1. marshal, marshall - a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
    --1 is a kind of lawman, law officer, peace officer
    --1 has particulars:
     air marshal, sky marshal; Hickock, Wild Bill Hickock, James Butler Hickock
  2. marshal, marshall - (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank
    --2 is a kind of commissioned military officer
    --2 has particulars:
     field marshal; Dowding, Hugh Dowding, Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, Dowdy; Harris, Bomber Harris, Sir Arthur Travers Harris; Ney, Michel Ney, Duc d'Elchingen; Saxe, Hermann Maurice Saxe, comte de Saxe, Marshal Saxe
    Derived form: verb marshal1
,Verb marshal has 4 senses
  1. marshal - place in proper rank; "marshal the troops"
    --1 is one way to     put, set, place, pose, position, lay
    Derived form: noun marshal2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. marshal - arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments"
    --2 is one way to     arrange, set up
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summon - make ready for action or use; "marshal resources"
    --3 is one way to gather, garner, collect, pull together
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  4. marshal - lead ceremoniously, as in a procession
    --4 is one way to     usher, show
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
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