Meaning of STRIDE
| Pronunciation: | | strId
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- [n] significant progress (especially in the phrase"make strides"; "make rapid strides")
- [n] a step in walking or running
- [n] the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
- [v] cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods"
- [v] walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the hall"
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| | Synonyms: | | footstep, pace, pace, step, tread |
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| | See Also: | | advancement, cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, indefinite quantity, pass over, progress, step, track, traverse, walk, walk, walking | |
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\Stride\, v. t. [imp. {Strode}(Obs. {Strid}); p. p.
{Stridden}(Obs. {Strid}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striding}.] [AS.
str[=i]dan to stride, to strive; akin to LG. striden, OFries.
str[=i]da to strive, D. strijden to strive, to contend, G.
streiten, OHG. str[=i]tan; of uncertain origin. Cf.
{Straddle}.]
1. To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or
pompous manner.
Mars in the middle of the shining shield Is graved,
and strides along the liquid field. --Dryden.
2. To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.
\Stride\, v. t.
1. To pass over at a step; to step over. ``A debtor that not
dares to stride a limit.'' --Shak.
2. To straddle; to bestride.
I mean to stride your steed. --Shak.
\Stride\, n.
The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a
long step; as, a masculine stride. --Pope.
God never meant that man should scale the heavens By
strides of human wisdom. --Cowper.
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