stride
Americanverb (used without object)
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to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
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to take a long step.
to stride across a puddle.
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to straddle.
verb (used with object)
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to walk with long steps along, on, through, over, etc..
to stride the deck.
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to pass over or across in one long step.
to stride a ditch.
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to straddle.
noun
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a striding manner or a striding gait.
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a long step in walking.
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(in animal locomotion) the act of progressive movement completed when all the feet are returned to the same relative position as at the beginning.
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the distance covered by such a movement.
He was walking a stride or two ahead of the others.
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a regular or steady course, pace, etc.
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a step forward in development or progress.
rapid strides in mastering algebra.
- Synonyms:
- improvement, headway, progress, development, advancement
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Australian Informal. strides, trousers.
idioms
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hit one's stride,
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to achieve a regular or steady pace or course.
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to reach the point or level at which one functions most competently and consistently.
The quarterback didn't hit his stride until the second half of the game.
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take in stride, to deal with calmly; cope with successfully.
She was able to take her sudden rise to fame in stride.
noun
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a long step or pace
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the space measured by such a step
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a striding gait
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an act of forward movement by an animal, completed when the legs have returned to their initial relative positions
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progress or development (esp in the phrase make rapid strides )
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a regular pace or rate of progress
to get into one's stride
to be put off one's stride
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rowing the distance covered between strokes
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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
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informal (plural) men's trousers
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to do something without difficulty or effort
verb
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(intr) to walk with long regular or measured paces, as in haste, etc
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(tr) to cover or traverse by striding
he strode thirty miles
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to cross (over a space, obstacle, etc) with a stride
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(intr) rowing to achieve the desired rhythm in a racing shell
Other Word Forms
- outstride verb (used with object)
- strider noun
- stridingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of stride
First recorded before 900; (verb) Middle English striden, Old English strīdan; cognate with Dutch strijden, Low German strīden “to stride”; (noun) Middle English stride, derivative of the verb; akin to straddle
Example Sentences
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He said the same thing almost word for word to an “Entertainment Tonight” correspondent who took the news completely — almost dismissively? — in stride.
From Los Angeles Times
Just then, another person pushed open the library doors and strode inside, his eyes scanning the space until he found me.
From Literature
I straightened my spine to my full five feet seven inches and strode out without a backward glance.
From Literature
Freeman grew up in Orange County, so he takes the L.A. traffic in stride.
From Los Angeles Times
Guardiola strode on to the pitch after the match and blew kisses in the direction of his family in the stands.
From BBC
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