stride

To stride is to walk along, especially with large steps.

(verb)

An example of stride is when you walk down the street purposefully, wanting to quickly get to your destination.

The definition of an example of stride is a long step or working in such a way to make good progress.

(noun)

See stride in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

transitive verb

noun

the act of striding
1. a long step in walking or running
2. the distance covered by such a step
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
a manner of running; gait
progress; advancement: to make rapid strides

adjective

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

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See stride in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb strode strode (strōd), strid·den (strĭdˈn), strid·ing, strides

verb, intransitive

verb, transitive

noun

The act of striding.
a. A single long step.
b. The distance traveled in such a step.
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.
A step of progress; an advance. Often used in the plural: making great strides in their studies.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English striden

Origin: , from Old English strīdan

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