intransitive verb strode, stridden strid′·den, striding strid′·ing

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

Etymology: ME striden < OE stridan, akin to Ger streiten, to quarrel < IE *streidh- < base *(s)ter-, to be stiff, rigid > stare, starve

transitive verb

1. to take a single, long step in passing over (an obstacle, etc.)
2. to walk with long steps along or through to stride the street
3. to sit or stand astride of; straddle; bestride

noun

1. the act of striding
2. 1. a long step in walking or running
   2. the distance covered by such a step
3. 1. any single forward movement by a four-legged animal, completed when the legs return to their original relative positions
   2. the distance covered in such a movement
4. a manner of running; gait
5. progress; advancement to make rapid strides

adjective