'Stride' definitions:
Definition of 'stride'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
The distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace, step, stride]
noun
Significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity"
verb
Walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the hall"
verb
Cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods"
Definition of 'Stride'
From: GCIDE
- Stride \Stride\, n. The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a long step; as, a masculine stride. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- God never meant that man should scale the heavens By strides of human wisdom. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Stride'
From: GCIDE
- Stride \Stride\, v. t. [imp. Strode(Obs. Strid); p. p. Stridden(Obs. Strid); p. pr. & vb. n. Striding.] [AS. str[imac]dan to stride, to strive; akin to LG. striden, OFries. str[imac]da to strive, D. strijden to strive, to contend, G. streiten, OHG. str[imac]tan; of uncertain origin. Cf. Straddle.]
- 1. To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or pompous manner. [1913 Webster]
- Mars in the middle of the shining shield Is graved, and strides along the liquid field. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Stride'
From: GCIDE
- Stride \Stride\, v. t.
- 1. To pass over at a step; to step over. "A debtor that not dares to stride a limit." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To straddle; to bestride. [1913 Webster]
- I mean to stride your steed. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'stride'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abut on,
- aesthetic distance,
- amble,
- ambulate,
- ankle,
- barge,
- be based on,
- bear on,
- bestraddle,
- bestride,
- bowl along,
- bundle,
- career,
- circumambulate,
- clearance,
- clip,
- clop,
- clump,
- compass,
- deep space,
- depths of space,
- distance,
- divergence,
- drag,
- droop,
- extent,
- farness,
- flounce,
- foot,
- foot it,
- footfall,
- footslog,
- footstep,
- gait,
- gallop,
- halt,
- hippety-hop,
- hitch,
- hobble,
- hoof it,
- hoofbeat,
- hop,
- infinity,
- jaywalk,
- jog,
- jog on,
- jolt,
- jump,
- lean on,
- leeway,
- leg,
- leg it,
- length,
- lick,
- lie on,
- light-years,
- limp,
- lock step,
- lumber,
- lunge,
- lurch,
- march,
- margin,
- mileage,
- mince,
- mincing steps,
- pace,
- pad,
- paddle,
- parsecs,
- pedestrianize,
- peg,
- perambulate,
- perch,
- peripateticate,
- perspective,
- piaffe,
- piaffer,
- piece,
- plod,
- prance,
- progress,
- rack,
- range,
- rate,
- reach,
- rely on,
- remoteness,
- repose on,
- rest on,
- ride,
- roll,
- sashay,
- saunter,
- scuff,
- scuffle,
- scuttle,
- separation,
- shamble,
- shuffle,
- shuffle along,
- sidle,
- single-foot,
- sit on,
- skip,
- sling,
- slink,
- slither,
- slog,
- slouch,
- slowness,
- space,
- span,
- stagger,
- stalk,
- stamp,
- stand on,
- step,
- stomp,
- straddle,
- straggle,
- stretch,
- stroll,
- strolling gait,
- strut,
- stump,
- stump it,
- swagger,
- swing,
- tittup,
- toddle,
- totter,
- traipse,
- tramp,
- travel,
- tread,
- trip,
- trot,
- trudge,
- velocity,
- waddle,
- walk,
- wamble,
- way,
- ways,
- wiggle,
- wobble