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.
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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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Origin of Stride

  • 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.

    From Wiktionary

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