4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
stride
n 1: a step in walking or running [syn: {pace}, {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}]
3: significant progress (especially in the phrase "make
strides" or "make rapid strides")
v 1: walk fast with regular or measured steps; walk with a
stride; "He strode confidently across the hall" [syn: {march}]
2: cover or traverse by striding; "She strode several miles
towards the woods"
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