stride
to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
to take a long step: to stride across a puddle.
to straddle.
to walk with long steps along, on, through, over, etc.: to stride the deck.
to pass over or across in one long step: to stride a ditch.
to straddle.
a striding manner or a striding gait.
a long step in walking.
(in animal locomotion) the act of progressive movement completed when all the feet are returned to the same relative position as at the beginning.
the distance covered by such a movement: He was walking a stride or two ahead of the others.
a regular or steady course, pace, etc.
a step forward in development or progress: rapid strides in mastering algebra.
strides, Australian Informal. trousers.
Idioms about stride
hit one's stride,
to achieve a regular or steady pace or course.
to reach the point or level at which one functions most competently and consistently: The quarterback didn't hit his stride until the second half of the game.
take in stride, to deal with calmly; cope with successfully: She was able to take her sudden rise to fame in stride.
Origin of stride
1Other words for stride
Other words from stride
- strid·er, noun
- strid·ing·ly, adverb
- out·stride, verb (used with object), out·strode, out·strid·den, out·strid·ing.
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British Dictionary definitions for stride
/ (straɪd) /
a long step or pace
the space measured by such a step
a striding gait
an act of forward movement by an animal, completed when the legs have returned to their initial relative positions
progress or development (esp in the phrase make rapid strides)
a regular pace or rate of progress: to get into one's stride; to be put off one's stride
rowing the distance covered between strokes
Also called: stride piano jazz a piano style characterized by single bass notes on the first and third beats and chords on the second and fourth
(plural) informal, mainly Australian men's trousers
take something in one's stride to do something without difficulty or effort
(intr) to walk with long regular or measured paces, as in haste, etc
(tr) to cover or traverse by striding: he strode thirty miles
(often foll by over, across, etc) to cross (over a space, obstacle, etc) with a stride
(intr) rowing to achieve the desired rhythm in a racing shell
Origin of stride
1Derived forms of stride
- strider, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with stride
see hit one's stride; make great strides; take in stride.
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