stride | | |
n. (act) | 1. pace, stride, tread | a step in walking or running. |
| ~ walk, walking | the act of traveling by foot.; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" |
| ~ step | the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down.; "he walked with unsteady steps" |
n. (quantity) | 2. footstep, pace, step, stride | the distance covered by a step.; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" |
| ~ indefinite quantity | an estimated quantity. |
n. (act) | 3. stride | significant progress (especially in the phrase.; "make strides"; "they made big strides in productivity" |
| ~ progress, advancement | gradual improvement or growth or development.; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts" |
v. (motion) | 4. stride | walk with long steps.; "He strode confidently across the hall" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
v. (motion) | 5. stride | cover or traverse by taking long steps.; "She strode several miles towards the woods" |
| ~ cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, get across, pass over, track, cover | travel across or pass over.; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" |
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