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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STRIDE, n. [L.] A long step.
Her voice theatrically loud, and masculine her stride.
STRIDE, v.i. pret. strid, strode; pp. strid, stridden.
1. To walk with long steps.
Mars in the middle of the shining shield is gravd, and strides along the field.
2. To straddle.
STRIDE, v.t. To pass over at a step.
See him stride valleys wide.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a step in walking or running [syn: pace, stride, tread]
2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace, step, stride]
3: significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity" v
1: walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the hall"
2: cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods"

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (strode; stridden; striding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English str?dan; akin to Middle Low German striden to straddle, Old High German str?tan to quarrel Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to stand astride 2. to move with or as if with long steps <strode across the room> 3. to take a very long step transitive verb 1. bestride, straddle 2. to step over 3. to move over or along with or as if with long measured steps <striding the boardwalk> • strider noun II. noun Date: before 12th century 1. a. a cycle of locomotor movements (as of a horse) completed when the feet regain the initial relative positions; also the distance traversed in a stride b. the most effective natural pace ; maximum competence or capability — often used in the phrase hit one's stride 2. a long step 3. an act of striding 4. a stage of progress ; advance <made great strides toward their goal> 5. a manner of striding 6. stride piano

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. (past strode; past part. stridden) 1 intr. & tr. walk with long firm steps. 2 tr. cross with one step. 3 tr. bestride; straddle. --n. 1 a a single long step. b the length of this. 2 a person's gait as determined by the length of stride. 3 (usu. in pl.) progress (has made great strides). 4 a settled rate of progress (get into one's stride; be thrown out of one's stride). 5 (in pl.) sl. trousers. 6 the distance between the feet parted either laterally or as in walking. Phrases and idioms: take in one's stride 1 clear (an obstacle) without changing one's gait to jump. 2 manage without difficulty. Derivatives: strider n. Etymology: OE stridan

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stride Stride, v. t. 1. To pass over at a step; to step over. ``A debtor that not dares to stride a limit.'' --Shak. 2. To straddle; to bestride. I mean to stride your steed. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stride Stride, n. The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a long step; as, a masculine stride. --Pope. God never meant that man should scale the heavens By strides of human wisdom. --Cowper.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stride Stride, v. t. [imp. Strode(Obs. Strid); p. p. Stridden(Obs. Strid); p. pr. & vb. n. Striding.] [AS. str[=i]dan to stride, to strive; akin to LG. striden, OFries. str[=i]da to strive, D. strijden to strive, to contend, G. streiten, OHG. str[=i]tan; of uncertain origin. Cf. Straddle.] 1. To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or pompous manner. Mars in the middle of the shining shield Is graved, and strides along the liquid field. --Dryden. 2. To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(strides, striding, strode) 1. If you stride somewhere, you walk there with quick, long steps. They were joined by a newcomer who came striding across a field... He turned abruptly and strode off down the corridor. VERB: V prep/adv, V prep/adv 2. A stride is a long step which you take when you are walking or running. With every stride, runners hit the ground with up to five times their body-weight... He walked with long strides. N-COUNT 3. Someone's stride is their way of walking with long steps. He lengthened his stride to keep up with her. N-SING: usu poss N 4. If you make strides in something that you are doing, you make rapid progress in it. The country has made enormous strides politically but not economically. N-COUNT: usu pl, usu adj N 5. If you get into your stride or hit your stride, you start to do something easily and confidently, after being slow and uncertain. The campaign is just getting into its stride... PHRASE: V inflects 6. In British English, if you take a problem or difficulty in your stride, you deal with it calmly and easily. The American expression is take something in stride. Beth was struck by how Naomi took the mistake in her stride. PHRASE: V inflects

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Long step. II. v. n. Take long steps. III. v. a. Bestride.

Moby Thesaurus

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