Stride Definition
strīd
stridden, strides, striding, strode
verb
strides, striding, strode
To walk with long steps, esp. in a vigorous or swaggering manner.
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To take a single, long step in passing over (an obstacle, etc.)
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To take a single, long step (esp. over something)
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To walk with long steps along or through.
To stride the street.
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To sit or stand astride of; straddle.
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noun
strides
The act of striding.
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A long step in walking or running.
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The distance covered by such a step.
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Any single forward movement by a four-legged animal, completed when the legs return to their original relative positions.
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The distance covered in such a movement.
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adjective
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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idiom
hit (one's) stride
- To achieve a steady, effective pace.
- To attain a maximum level of competence.
American Heritage
take in stride
- To cope with calmly, without interrupting one's normal routine:
taking their newfound wealth in stride.
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hit one's stride
- to reach one's normal speed or level of efficiency
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take in (one's) stride
- to cope with (a difficult task or challenge) without hesitation, disruption, overreaction, etc.
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Stride
- hit (one's) stride
- take in stride
- hit one's stride
- take in (one's) stride
Origin of Stride
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From Old English stridan (“to stride"), from Proto-Germanic *strÄ«danÄ…. Cognate with Low German striden (“fight"), Dutch strijden (“fight"), German streiten (“fight, quarrel").
From Wiktionary
Middle English striden from Old English strīdan
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
See the above verb.
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