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stride |
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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