Definition of Stride in English :

Define Stride in English

Stride meaning in English

Meaning of Stride in English

Pronunciation of Stride in English

Stride pronunciation in English

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Stride

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Noun

1. pace, stride, tread

a step in walking or running

2. footstep, pace, step, stride

the distance covered by a step

Example Sentences:
'he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig'

3. stride

significant progress (especially in the phrase

Example Sentences:
'make strides'
'they made big strides in productivity'

Verb

4. stride

walk with long steps

Example Sentences:
'He strode confidently across the hall'

5. stride

cover or traverse by taking long steps

Example Sentences:
'She strode several miles towards the woods'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Stride

see synonyms of stride
noun
1. 
a long step or pace
2. 
the space measured by such a step
3. 
a striding gait
4. 
an act of forward movement by an animal, completed when the legs have returned to their initial relative positions
5. 
progress or development (esp in the phrase make rapid strides)
6. 
a regular pace or rate of progress
to get into one's stride
to be put off one's stride
7. rowing
the distance covered between strokes
8. Also called: stride piano jazz
a piano style characterized by single bass notes on the first and third beats and chords on the second and fourth
9. (plural) informal, mainly Australian
men's trousers
10.  take something in one's stride
verbWord forms: strides, striding, strode or stridden
11. (intransitive)
to walk with long regular or measured paces, as in haste, etc
12. (transitive)
to cover or traverse by striding
he strode thirty miles
13. (often foll by over, across, etc)
to cross (over a space, obstacle, etc) with a stride
14. (intransitive) rowing
to achieve the desired rhythm in a racing shell

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Stride

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verb intransitiveWord forms: strode, ˈstridden, ˈstriding
1. 
to walk with long steps, esp. in a vigorous or swaggering manner
2. 
to take a single, long step (esp. over something)
3.  Rare
to sit or stand astride
verb transitive
4. 
to take a single, long step in passing over (an obstacle, etc.)
5. 
to walk with long steps along or through
to stride the street
6. 
to sit or stand astride of; straddle; bestride
noun
7. 
the act of striding
8. 
a. 
a long step in walking or running
b. 
the distance covered by such a step
9. 
a. 
any single forward movement by a four-legged animal, completed when the legs return to their original relative positions
b. 
the distance covered in such a movement
10. 
a manner of running; gait
11.  [usually pl.]
progress; advancement
to make rapid strides
adjective
12.  Jazz
designating or of a style of piano playing in which the left hand alternates rhythmically between a strong bass note and middle range chords

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Stride

see synonyms of stride
v. strode (strōd), strid·den (strĭdn), strid·ing, strides
v.intr.
1. To walk with long steps, especially in a hasty or vigorous way.
2. To take a single long step, as in passing over an obstruction.
3. To stand or sit astride; straddle.
v.tr.
1. To walk with long steps on, along, or over: striding the stage.
2. To step over or across: stride a brook.
3. To be astride of; straddle.
n.
1. The act of striding.
2.
a. A single long step.
b. The distance traveled in such a step.
3.
a. A single coordinated movement of the four legs of a horse or other animal, completed when the legs return to their initial relative position.
b. The distance traveled in such a movement.
4. often strides A step of progress; an advance: making great strides in their studies.

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